Georg Jacob Bull (born 1 August 1785 in Christiania, died 12 December 1854) was a

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jurist and politician. He was a stipendiary magistrate (''byfogd'') of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

from 1810 to 1821. While stationed here, he was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

for the year 1821.Georg Jacob Bull born 1785
- Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Bull was then appointed County Governor of ''Jarlsbergs og Laurvigs amt'' (today named Vestfold), serving from 1821 to 1829.Norwegian Counties
— World Statesmen.org Seated in Laurvik, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament for the year 1824, representing the constituency of ''Laurvik og Sandefjord''. In 1829 he went on to serve as County Governor of ''Søndre Bergenhus amt'' (today named Hordaland). He left in 1834. From 1834 to 1836 he served as state secretary.Secretary to the Council of State since 1814
/ref> He was then the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from 1836 to his death in 1854. Georg Jacob Bull was the father of later government minister

Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull (13 September 1817 – 15 April 1907) was a Norwegian civil servant and government minister. He served as acting Minister of the Army in 1875 (twice), 1881 and 1884. He also served as mayor of Oslo in 1877 and 1878. Ba ...

. His wife, and Anders' mother, was Barbara Albertine Ørsted, sister of Hans Christian Ørsted and

Anders Sandøe Ørsted Anders Sandøe Ørsted (21 December 1778 – 1 May 1860) was a Danish lawyer, politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853–1854. Biography He studied philosophy and law at the University of Copenhagen and was ...

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1785 births 1854 deaths Members of the Storting County governors of Norway Politicians from Bergen Vestfold politicians Chief justices of Norway {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub