![Johan Henrik Andresen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Johan_Henrik_Andresen.jpg)
Johan H. Andresen (29 November 1888 – 21 October 1953) was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for the
Conservative Party.
Personal life
He was born in
Kristiania
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
as a son of factory owner Nicolai Andresen (1853–1923) (1853–1923) and Johanne Marie Heyerdahl (1855–1928). He was a grandson of
Johan Henrik Andresen and great-grandson of
Nicolai Andresen.
In 1929 he married Eva Klaveness (1900–1965), a daughter of ship-owner
Anton Frederik Klaveness. Their son Johan Henrik Andresen (1930–2011),
[ and grandson Johan Henrik Andresen carried on the business legacy.
]
Career
He was the owner of the tobacco factory J. L. Tiedemanns Tobaksfabrik, and among the richest persons in Norway. He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1928 to 1933. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...
he was incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp
'',
'' no, Grini fangeleir'', location=Bærum, Viken, Norway, location map=Viken#Norway, built by=Norway, original use=Constructed as a women's prison, operated by=Nazi Germany, notable inmates= List of Grini prisoners, liberated by=Harry Söderm ...
for a period of four months in 1942.
He was decorated Commander of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog, and Knight of the Swedish Order of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was u ...
. He died in Sweden in 1953.[
]
References
1888 births
1953 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo
Norwegian businesspeople in the tobacco industry
Politicians from Oslo
Members of the Storting
Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
Knights of the Order of Vasa
Leaders of the Conservative Party (Norway)
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