Samuel Georg Trygve Samuelsen (September 16, 1907 – February 19, 1985) was a Faroese lawyer and politician in the Faroese Union Party.

Life

Samuelsen was born in

Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and ...

i 1907,Falk-Jensen, Arild, & H. Hjorth-Nielsen. 1958. ''Candidati og examinati juris, 1736–1936, candidati politices, 1852–1936, candidati actuarii, 1922–1936'', vol. 4. Copenhagen: Gad, p. 9.
/ref> the son of

Andrass Samuelsen Andrass Samuelsen ( da, Andreas Samuelsen; 1 July 1873 – 30 June 1954) was a Faroe Islands, Faroese politician and member of the Union Party (Faroe Islands), Union Party. He was the first Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands after the autonomy of ...

and Beate Emilie Lindenskov.''Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit'', vol. 2 (2002): 347. He was also the brother of Georg L. SamuelsenHeim, sakføraravirki og konsulá. 2016. ''Móttøkuhúsið''. Tórshavn: Tórshavnar kommuna. and the uncle of Lisbeth L. Petersen. Although he was baptized Samuel Georg Trygve Samuelsen, he was known by the more Faroese name Trygvi Samuelsen. He received his '' examen artium'' degree at Sorø Academy in 1926, and his

candidate of law Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries. N ...

degree in 1933. Samuelsen became a local administrator ('' sysselmann'') for Eysturoy in 1933, a proxy solicitor in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

in 1934, and a lawyer in the same town in 1938. In 1956 he became the Icelandic

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

for the Faroe Islands. From 1936 to 1964, Samuelsen served as governor of the Municipality of Tórshavn. He served as a member of the Union Party in the

Faroese Parliament Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: *the Faroese language * the Faroese people Faroese people or Faroe Islanders ( fo, føroyingar; da, færinger) are a North Germanic peoples, North Germanic ...

from 1943 to 1946 and from 1949 to 1974, representing the South

Streymoy Streymoy ( da, Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also i ...

( fo, Suðurstreymoy) district. He succeeded

Johan Poulsen Johan Martin Fredrik Poulsen (September 26, 1890 – June 24, 1980) was a Faroese teacher and politician for the Union Party. Poulsen was born in Toftir.''Kraks Blå Bog''. 1974. Copenhagen: Krak./ref> He represented the Union Party in the Faro ...

to serve as head of the party from 1970 to 1974, after which

Pauli Ellefsen Joen Pauli Højgaard Ellefsen (20 April 1936 – 24 August 2012) was a Faroese politician and member of the Union Party. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1981 to 1985. Pauli Ellefsen was the eldest of eight children born to Sofi ...

took over leadership of the party.Sambandsflokkurin: Fylg okkara politikarum.
/ref> Trygvi Samuelsen died in Tórshavn.

Life

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