Jacob Andreas Wille (19 August 1777 – 15 November 1850) was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was born in

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(''sogneprest'') Hans Amundsen Wille and his wife Bolette Nilsdatter Møllerup. He graduated as

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in 1798. He worked as chaplain in

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from 1802 to 1811, and then as a schoolmaster for some years before being appointed vicar in Nøtterø in 1814.Biography
Wille became involved in politics, and was elected to the

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in 1836, representing the constituency of ''Jarlsberg og Laurviks Amt''.Jacob Andreas Wille
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He had previously served as deputy representative in 1833. When local government was introduced in Norway, his son Christian Severin Bloch Wille served as the first mayor of Nøtterø municipality. Jacob Andreas Wille took over as mayor in 1839, and served until 1847. His oldest son Hans Wille became a vicar and parliament member. In total he had eight children, with his wife Marine Sofia Petrea Bloch. In addition, he was the half-brother of topographic writer Hans Jacob Wille.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wille, Jacob Andreas 1777 births 1850 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Vestfold Norwegian priest-politicians People from Seljord