Svenum Jensen Vævestad (6 April 1849 – 21 June 1898) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the

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. Vævestad was born and raised on Vevestad, a family farm in the parish of

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in Aust-Agder, Norway. He was a member of the council board in

(1882-1897) and was council treasurer (1893-1897). He was elected to the

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, representing the constituency of Nedenes Amt (now Aust-Agder). He only served one term.

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1849 births 1898 deaths Members of the Storting Aust-Agder politicians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian farmers {{Norway-politician-1840s-stub