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twice, from 1654 to 1655, and from 1662 to 1677. Jógvan Poulsen was Faroese. He married the daughter of previous Lawman

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. Jógvan Poulsen was raised on a farm in

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, before he became elected leader of the Lagting. King

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of Denmark did not like Jógvan Poulsen as Lawman, and replaced him with the

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, one of

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's supporters. Gabel at this time had a monopoly on trade to and from the Faroe Islands, so this was much better for him. Jacobsen was Lawman until 1661, when Jógvan Poulsen again took over. His son,

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, later also became Lawman of the Faroe Islands.

References

*''Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt ''Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816'')
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