Jens Aars (1 October 1779 – 27 March 1834) was a Norwegian priest and Member of

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. Jens Aars was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated to Norway from

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in 1757. He was a student at Christiania Latin School and earning his

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degree with honors in 1801. In 1804 he became assistant pastorat

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, in 1806 substitute priest in

Enebakk Enebakk is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkebygda. The parish of ''Enebak'' was established as a municipalit ...

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and in 1817 vicar to

Hadsel Hadsel ( sme, Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, ...

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. He was transferred to Lier in

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in August 1821. Aars was elected to the

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in 1821, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt. He was a member of the Parliamentary deputation to

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in 1823. In 1832 he became a member of the Swedish Order of Vasa cleric (''Vasaordenen''). In 1803, he was married to Nicoline Elisabeth Mielsen (1783-1874). Their children included priest and politician

Nils Fredrik Julius Aars Nils Fredrik Julius Aars (9 March 1807 – 11 June 1865) was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars (1780–1834) and his wife. His grandfather had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denma ...

. They were also the grandparents of writer Sophus Christian Munk Aars as well as banker and politician

Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars (23 December 1852 – 22 May 1919) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Horten as a son of Jens Ludvig Aars and Anette Lund, a nephew of Nils Fredrik Julius Aars and a grandson of Jens Aars. In October 1876 he ...

. Also, through his brother, Jens Aars was an uncle of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars and granduncle of philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars and architect Harald Aars. He was also a maternal great-grandfather of

Harald Gram Harald Gram (18 September 1887 – 7 June 1961) was a Norwegian jurist, politician and genealogist. He was secretary general for the Conservative Party of Norway for 22 years, deputy mayor of Aker, Norway, Aker, member of parliament of Norway, P ...

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1780 births 1834 deaths Norwegian priest-politicians Members of the Storting Nordland politicians Norwegian people of Danish descent 18th-century Norwegian clergy 19th-century Norwegian clergy Order of Vasa 19th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub