Hans Jørgen Reutz Synnestvedt

Hans Jørgen Reutz Synnestvedt (20 April 1777 - 12 June 1841) was a Norwegian military officer and politician.

He was a elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1815, representing the constituency of "Romsdals Amt". [http://samfunnsveven.no/TT/U21.cfm?Utside=&Uttaksnummer=21&person=12886 Hans Jørgen Reutz Synnestvedt] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ] He was a captain in the army, and resided in Bolsøy near Molde at the time. [http://www.tfb.no/db/personalhistorie/3_7_20070228_153436.pdf Biographies] , hosted by Trondheim public library] He sat through only one term. Later, when local government was introduced in Norway, Synnestvedt served as the first mayor of Bolsøy municipality, sitting from 1838 to 1840. [ [http://home.no.net/pgjendem/artikler/ab_ordforere_i_bolsoy.htm Mayors of Bolsøy] ]

Of his three sons, two became military officers and one became a civil servant.b]

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