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politician and merchant.Storgaden 137 in ''Eidanger–Porsgrund'', by Finn C. Knudsen (1932). Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.
Personal life
Hans Møller was born as the third child of merchant Mathias Thorstensen Mathiesen and Karen, née Johnsen. In total, he had three sisters and three brothers. He married Constance Flood, daughter of consul and mayor
Jørgen Flood
Jørgen Flood (28 December 1792 – 28 June 1867) was a Norway, Norwegian merchant and politician.Gamle og nye slekter in volume two of ''Porsgrunns historie'', by Joh. N. Tønnessen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.
Career
His most notable role was that of mayor of
Porsgrund
Porsgrund Porcelain Factory (''Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik'', abbreviated PP) is a porcelain flatware company located at Porsgrunn in Telemark county, Norway.
History
The company's production plant is a popular tourist attraction. The company wa ...
municipality, a position he held in the years 1861, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880 and 1884. He alternated with consul
Hans Møller
Hans Møller (1830–1911) was a Norwegian politician, consul and businessperson.Norwegian Parliament
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 base ...
in 1862, 1865 and 1868,Niels Mathiesen born 1829 - Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) representing the constituency of Porsgrund.
As a businessman he co-owned the company ''M. T. Mathiesens Enke & Søn'' with his mother, having inherited it upon his father's death. Niels Mathiesen later disestablished the company, but continued running a firm of agents.