Ole Christian Andersen Nøstvig (10 June 1782 – 3 June 1852) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. Nøstvig was born in the Velfjord

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in the traditional district of

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, Norway. He was the son of Anders Knudsen Nøstvig and Inger Olsdatter. He took over the family farm in 1804 and farmed throughout life. He was mayor of

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for several years dating from 1838. He was a deputy representative in 1827 and was elected to the

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in 1830, 1833, 1836, 1842 and 1845, representing the rural constituency of ''Nordlands Amt'' (now

).Ole Christian Andersen Nøstvig
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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External links

Brief history of Ole Christian Andreasen, MSS 2753
at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library,

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1782 births 1852 deaths People from Brønnøy Nordland politicians Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting 1845–1847 Members of the Storting 1842–1844 Members of the Storting 1836–1838 Members of the Storting 1833–1835 Members of the Storting 1830–1832 {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub