Torje Olsen Solberg (11 February 1856 – 1 October 1947) was a Norwegian

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for the

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. He was born in

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, and spent most of his life as a farmer. He was a member of Holt

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from 1896 to 1898 and 1904 to 1919, serving as deputy mayor from 1904 to 1910 and 1913 to 1916. He was a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1916–1918.Torje Olsen Solberg
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1856 births 1947 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Aust-Agder politicians {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub