Lars Bastian Ridder Stabell (27 April 1798–13 January 1860) was a politician in

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. He was born in

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in 1798 to M.H. Stabell and his wife. He entered the military service in 1812 as a cadet. By 1814, he was a

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in a

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based in

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and he participated in the Swedish–Norwegian War in that year. By 1817 he had left military service and became a student. He graduated with a

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degree in 1822. He worked as a

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and in the

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area for a few years before being named to the post of County Governor of Nordlands amt in 1834. He held the governorship until 1847. During that time, in 1842, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament representing

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county. He served only one term. In 1847, he moved to

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in southeastern Norway to be a

again, this time working in a customs office. He died on 13 January 1860 in

References

1798 births 1860 deaths Members of the Storting County governors of Norway County governors of Nordland Nordland politicians {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub