Georg Reinholdt Wankel (12 January 1843 – 1 February 1907) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in

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as the son of German-born engineer Ignatz Wankel (1806–1881) and his wife Karen Bolette Sandberg (1815–1898). In June 1869 he married Charlotte Sophie Rosenkilde from

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. She died already in March 1870. In 1882 Wankel married Sigrid Ring, daughter of

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and granddaughter of

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. They had several children.Genealogy
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. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He served only one term.Georg Reinholdt Wankel
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1843 births 1907 deaths Members of the Storting Østfold politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians People from Moss, Norway Norwegian people of German descent {{Norway-politician-1840s-stub