Johannes Thomassen Heftye (17 October 1792 – 2 November 1856) was a

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businessperson and politician. He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn. He was the father of banker

Thomas Johannessen Heftye Thomas Johannessen Heftye, also known as Tho Joh Heftye (29 October 1822 – 4 October 1886) was a Norwegian businessman, politician and philanthropist. Personal life He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Johannes Thomassen Heftye ...

and grandfather of

Thomas Heftye Thomas Thomassen Heftye (10 April 1860 – 19 September 1921) was a Norwegian military officer, engineer, sports official and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from June to October 1903 and Ma ...

. He was also an older brother of Henrik Heftye and a brother-in-law of ship-owner

Mogens Thorsen Mogens Thorsen (30 August 1790 – 29 April 1863) was a Norwegian shipowner and philanthropist. Thorsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Ole Balle Thorsen (1744–1826) and Anna Knudsdatter Schmidt (1757–1832). His ...

. He was elected to the

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in 1827, representing the constituency of Christiania. He worked as a merchant and

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there. He only served one term.

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1792 births 1856 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo Norwegian people of Swiss descent {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub