Thomas Cathinco Bang (25 January 1827 – 13 April 1902) was

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in 1884. Bang was mayor of

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in 1872, and represented the town in the

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from 1877 to 1894. He served as County Governor of Buskerud before being appointed to the Schweigaard Government in 1884. After serving in the government he went back to being mayor of Drammen, and after moving to

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in 1889, again served as County Governor of Buskerud until his death in 1902.

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1827 births 1902 deaths Presidents of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Norwegian jurists 19th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-law-bio-stub