Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (1831 - 1921) (16770306023)

Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (28 May 1831 – 28 February 1921) was a

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jurist and politician for the

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. He was born in Trondhjem as the son of judge and politician Jacob Roll and his third wife Nicoline Selmer.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He had three siblings. Like his father, he took a law education, enrolling as a student in 1847 and graduating as

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in 1852. In 1870 he was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (''sorenskriver'') in Romsdalens Amt. He resided in Molde. While stationed here, he was elected to the

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in 1877, representing the constituency of ''Aalesund og Molde''. He was re-elected in 1880 and 1883.Ferdinand Nicolai Roll
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) When the

first cabinet Stang The Stang's First Cabinet governed Norway between 13 July 1889 and 6 March 1891. It was led by Emil Stang and is one of two Conservative Party-only cabinets ever in Norway, the other being Willoch's First Cabinet from 1981 to 1983. It had the foll ...

assumed office in 1889, Roll was brought in as a part of the executive branch of government. He was appointed

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on 13 July. He left on 30 June 1890 to become a member of the Council of State Division in

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the next day, leaving that position on 5 March 1891. In 1892 he was elected for a final term in Parliament. He was also appointed

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Assessor. He was the father of

Nini Roll Anker Nini Roll Anker (3 May 1873 – 20 May 1942) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Her books often concerned the lives of women within different social classes as well as the women's rights movement and the rights of the working class. P ...

, a feminist writer.

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1831 births 1921 deaths Members of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians People from Molde Supreme Court of Norway justices Ministers of Justice of Norway {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub