Sven Adolf Svensen (29 January 1863 – 21 May 1943) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and politician. He was born in Brunlanes to Søren Henrik Svensen and Oleane Nilsdatter. He was married to Anna Elisabet Skaar, and was thus son-in-law of bishop

Johannes Skaar Johannes Nilssøn Skaar ( (also spelled ''Johannes Nilsson Skaar'')) (15 November 1828 – 13 December 1904) was a Norwegian bishop and hymnologist. Skaar was born in Øystese, Kvam, Norway in 1828. He received his cand.theol. degree in ...

. He worked as schoolteacher in Gjerpen and Christiania, and school inspector in Trondheim and Drammen. He was elected representative to the

Storting 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 bas ...

for five periods from 1922 to 1936, for the Conservative Party. His publications include ''Bibelhistorie for Middelskolen og for folkeskolen'', ''Lærebok i grammatik, analyse og tegnsætning'' (1901), ''Trondhjem, byen og dens historie'' (1907), ''Katekisme-undervisning'' (1922) and ''Drammens tekn. aftenskole i 50 år'' (1936). He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1934.

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1863 births 1943 deaths Politicians from Larvik Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian non-fiction writers Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1860s-stub

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