Peter Karl Holmesland (24 June 1866 – 1933) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party. Born in Holme as the son of former parliament member Simon Pedersen Holmesland, he enrolled as a student in 1884, graduated as

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in 1889 and started working as an attorney. In 1892 he was a clerk for

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and the Ministry of Finance. He became acting

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() in

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in 1899, and district stipendiary magistrate () in Gjerpen in 1909.Peter Karl Holmesland
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Gjerpen district comprised Gjerpen, Porsgrund, Slemdal, Solum and Holla. Holmesland stayed in this position until his death in 1933. From 1901 to 1904 he had been a member of Larvik

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. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1913, representing the urban constituency of

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. He served only one three-year term. He married Gunhild Løvrak, and their son

Eilif Løvrak Holmesland Eilif Løvrak Holmesland (25 August 1896 – 21 March 1959) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Kristiania as the son of Peter Karl Holmesland and grandson of Simon Pedersen Holmesland, both former parlia ...

became a jurist and politician too.Eilif Løvrak Holmesland
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1866 births 1933 deaths Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark Politicians from Larvik Politicians from Porsgrunn Norwegian jurists {{Norway-politician-1860s-stub