Jens Tolv Beck (16 April 1890 – 11 February 1939) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party. He was born in Horten as a son of bank treasurer Christian Barth Beck (1846–1904) and Louise Steenberg (1861–1929). He finished middle school in 1906, then Fosnes Agricultural School in 1910 and was a tenant at several farms; from 1917 to 1919 in Sweden. In 1924 he bought the farm Søndre Ruus in

Nittedal Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes. The parish of ''Nitedal'' was established as a m ...

where he later settled. His specialty was

poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, ...

breeding. He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway in

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from the constituency Akershus. He died in February 1939, before the end of the term.

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1890 births 1939 deaths People from Horten Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Norwegian farmers People from Nittedal Akershus politicians Deputy members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub