Lorents Mørkved (16 March 1844 – 7 February 1924) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the

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Personal life

He was born at Mørkved in Høilandet Municipality in

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county, Norway. He was a son of farmers Anders Lorentsen Mørkved and Johanne Olsdatter. Together with Sofie Aavatsmark (1850–1935), a sister of Ivar Aavatsmark, he had the son Salamon Mørkved. Their daughter Marie married politician

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, and their daughter in turn married

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. Through another of Lorents' sons, Knut, he was the grandfather of diplomat Knut Mørkved.

Career

Mørkved spent his entire career at the family farm. He was a member of the

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for Høilandet Municipality for thirty years, serving twelve years as deputy mayor and sixteen years as mayor. In

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he stood for parliamentary election in the constituency Snaasen, challenged by no less than three other candidates from his own party; incumbent Hans Konrad Foosnæs, his brother-in-law Ivar Aavatsmark and Ole Olsen Five. Mørkved ended fourth in the first round with only 134 votes, and fifth in the second round with only one vote. He later became Aavatsmark's running mate and served as a deputy representative to the

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during the terms 1910–1912, 1913–1915 and 1916–1918. In 1910 he filled in for Aavatsmark and met in session as a member of the Standing Committee on the Military.

References

1844 births 1924 deaths People from Høylandet Norwegian farmers Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag {{Norway-politician-1840s-stub