Gunder Aas (13 May 1785–5 May 1853) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor of

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county from 1833 until 1853. Gunder Aas was the son of a farmer from the village of Øyås in Melhus. He took the Norwegian legal exam in 1812. In July 1814 was appointed town bailiff in

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as well as the garrison auditor and a manager at

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. He resigned from these positions with in 1817 and in 1817 became a procurator for upper and lower courts. In 1821, he was appointed as a judge in Vestre Råbyggelaget. In 1829, he became a judge in

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and

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. In 1833 he was appointed to be the Governor in Stavanger Amt. Aas represented Stavanger County in the

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from 1833 to 1835. From 1836 to 1840 and 1843–1846, he was chairman of Stavanger County's agricultural holding company. In 1843, he was appointed a Knight of the

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. He was married to Anne Margrethe Lund, daughter of a businessman from

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1785 births 1853 deaths County governors of Norway People from Melhus {{Norway-politician-stub