Jens Jensen Gram (12 February 1779 – 2 November 1824) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was born in Copenhagen as the son of Jens Gram. He studied at the University of Copenhagen from 1798, and graduated with the

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degree in 1804. He worked in the Danish Chancellery from 1806 until 1808, when he was appointed as acting district stipendiary magistrate of Ringerike and Hallingdal. He got the position on a permanent basis in 1815. He lived in Nes from 1808, and at Ask from 1816. He was a deputy representative to

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in 1814, and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1818 and 1821, representing the constituency of Buskeruds Amt. He served as President of the Odelsting. Due to a

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in late 1821, he was not re-elected in 1823. In April 1806 in Norderhov he married Reinholdine Boll (1779–1859). Through his son Paul James Reinhold Harald Gram he was a grandfather of

Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram Gregers is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Gregers Algreen-Ussing (born 1938), Danish architect and academic * Gregers Arndal-Lauritzen (born 1998), Danish footballer *Gregers Birgersson (died 1276), Swedish knight and m ...

and 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 ...

. Through his son Johan Georg Boll Gram he was a grandfather of

Andrea Gram Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram (20 March 1853 – 10 May 1927) was a Norwegian painter. She is best known for her landscapes and portraits. She was born at the family estate ''Ask gods'' in the village of Ask at Norderhov parish in Busker ...

and

Jens Gram Jens Gram (15 November 1840 – 22 January 1912) was a Norwegian industrialist. Personal life He was born in Ask as a son of Johan Georg Boll Gram and Fredrikke Severine Mathea Stabell. He was a brother of Andrea Gram, grandson of Jens Jensen G ...

, and through the latter a grandfather of Johan Fredrik and

Mads Gram Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram (6 February 1875 – 1929) was a Norwegian physician. Personal life He was born in Drammen as the son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson ...

, He died on 2 November 1824 in Christiania.

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1779 births 1824 deaths Norwegian jurists Members of the Storting Buskerud politicians University of Copenhagen alumni Norwegian expatriates in Denmark {{Norway-politician-1770s-stub