Hans Jákupsson Debes (1723–1769) was Lawman of the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

from 1752 to 1769. Hans Jákupsson came from

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and was married to the daughter of lawman

Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge (died 1752 in Lamba) was Lawman of the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. ...

, from whom he took over as lawman.

References

*''Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt ''Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816'')
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) 1723 births 1769 deaths Lawmen of the Faroe Islands People from Denmark–Norway {{Faroes-politician-stub