Olaf Hegland (1885–1939) was a Norwegian civil servant and lawyer. He served as the County Governor of

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county from 1933 until 1938. In 1908, Hegland passed his legal civil service examination. In 1922, he became a lawyer. In 1910, he was hired as deputy public prosecutor and deputy city bailiff in

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. In 1913, he started working with the magistrate in

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. Also in 1913, he started working as an attorney with lawyer Didrik Cappelen in

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. In 1916, he became a partner in Cappelen's law firm, which he completely took over in 1918. In Kviteseid, Hegland was also involved in local politics for the

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. He was a member of the

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. In 1929, he was elected mayor of Kviteseid. In 1932, Hegland was appointed county governor of Telemark. He retired from the job in 1938 and died in January 1939.

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1885 births 1939 deaths Norwegian lawyers County governors of Norway Mayors of places in Telemark Liberal Party (Norway) politicians People from Kviteseid {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub