Jacob Roll (17 May 1783 – 7 March 1870) was a Norwegian judge and politician. He was born in

Spydeberg Spydeberg was a municipality in former Østfold county, Norway, until December 31. 2019. At January 1. 2020 it became a part of the new and greater municipality named " Indre Østfold Kommune" after the region, together with Askim and Trøgstad a ...

. He was the Chief Justice of Trondhjem Diocesan Court from 1828 to 1855. He was also the first Mayor of Trondhjem. He was elected to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

in 1833, 1836 and 1842, representing his city. He was also a deputy representative in 1821. He was the father of

Ferdinand Nicolai Roll Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (28 May 1831 – 28 February 1921) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Trondhjem as the son of judge and politician Jacob Roll and his third wife Nicoline Selmer.Oluf Nicolai Roll Oluf Nicolai Roll (25 October 1818 – 12 November 1906) was a Norwegian engineer, architect and politician. He was responsible for the industrial development of the area around the river Akerselva in Christiania, and served as Director General ...

References

1783 births 1870 deaths Norwegian judges Members of the Storting Mayors of Trondheim People from Spydeberg {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub