Jacob Kielland (officer)

Jacob Kielland (17 November 1825 - 19 October 1889) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.

Personal life

He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland (1788–1863) and Axeliane Christine (1792–1855), née Zetlitz. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00085.htm#0 Jacob Kielland genealogy] ] His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers and five sisters, most of them older than him, [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00057.htm#0 Jacob Kielland (1788–1863) genealogy] ] even though a few died young. Through his brother Jens Zetlitz Kielland, Jacob Kielland had a nephew Alexander Lange Kielland who became one of the most prominent novelists in Norwegian history.

In March 1849 Jacob Kielland married Thora Margrethe Bendz,b] daughter of Christian Ahle Bendz (1790–1867) and his wife Frederikke Magdalene (1799–1837) in Fredriksværn. [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00490.htm#0 Thora Margrethe Kielland genealogy] ] They had five sons and one daughter.c] Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland became a notable jurist, Jonas Schancke Kielland became a politician. One son named Christian Bendz Kielland only lived from 1851 to 1855; they later had another son of the same name who became a high-ranking civil servant.

Career

Jacob Kielland started his career in the navy. He was ranked cadet in 1838, Sub-Lieutenant in 1844, and Premier Lieutenant in 1856. He had been based in Fredriksværn and Horten, but inherited a third of Ledaal farm in 1863. In 1866 he retired from the navy with the rank of Lieutenant Captain. He started working with agruculture and gardening.e]

He was mayor of Stavanger from 1870 to 1871. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1874, representing the constituency of Stavanger. He had served as a deputy representative during the term 1871–1873. [http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11579 Jacob Kielland] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ] He was politically conservative.e]

He died in 1889 in Stavanger.f]

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