Hans Konrad Henriksen Foosnæs (2 February 1846 – 30 July 1917) was a

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politician for the

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. He served as

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from 1908 to 1910.

Personal life

He was born in

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. He was the grandson of politician, Hans Andersen Barlien.

Career

He was elected as a member of Beitstaden

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in 1878, and served as mayor from 1880 to 1907. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nordre Trondhjems Amt in

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, and then won five non-consecutive re-elections in

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and

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. In

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he stood for re-election for a seventh time, now in the constituency Snaasen as the constituencies had been restructured. He was challenged by no less than three other candidates from his own party; Ivar Aavatsmark,

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and Lorents Mørkved. In the first round of voting Aavatsmark took the lead with 1,210 votes against Foosnæs' 1,145 votes. In the second round of voting, Foosnæs with N. E. Brenne gathered 1,476 votes, and he lost his seat to Aavatsmark who won it with 2,157 votes. From 1908 to 1910 he served in Knudsen's First Cabinet as the

. Foosnæs tried to re-contest the seat in 1912, and gathered 1,513 votes. However, Aavatsmark with Mørkved as running mate won 2,642 votes and hence the seat. In

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Foosnæs finished a distant third, now also beaten by the Labour candidate.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foosnaes, Hans Konrad 1846 births 1917 deaths Members of the Storting Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag