- Jacob Kielland (1841–1915)
Jacob Kielland (
26 July 1841 -19 June 1915 ) was a Norwegian priest and politician.Personal life
He was born in
Stavanger toJens Zetlitz Kielland (1816-1881) and his wife Christine (1820–1862), née Lange. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00062.htm#0 Jacob Kielland genealogy] ] His grandfather was also named Jacob, so was an uncle. Through his uncle, Jacob was the cousin of diplomatAxel Christian Zetlitz Kielland , mayorJonas Schancke Kielland and others. He had four brothers and three sisters, all of them younger than him, [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00050.htm#0 Jens Zetlitz Kielland genealogy] ] although two died young. His oldest sister Kitty became a painter, his oldest brother Alexander became a highly successful novelist and his youngest living brother Tycho became the owner of NTB.In October 1865 he married Diderikke Jørgine Monrad (1842-1918), daughter of priest Knut Olaus Monrad and Gunhild Kirstine Schlytter. [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kielland/slekt/per00089.htm#0 Diderikke Jørgine Kielland genealogy] ] They had five sons and five daughters,b] of these children one died young. Their oldest son
Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland became a notable architect and professor. Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland had two children;Jacob Christie Kielland an architect andElse Christie Kielland became a painter.Career
Jacob Kielland enrolled in theology studies in 1859, and graduated as
cand.theol. in 1865. He worked as a teacher in his native Stavanger; in 1873 he was school inspector in addition tosexton . In 1876 he was appointedvicar in Lunde and Hæskestad inDalane , and in 1884 he moved toHaugesund to become vicar there.c]In Haugesund he entered local politics. He was elected to the executive committee of Haugesund city council in 1885. He became mayor in 1888 and deputy mayor in 1889. The same year he was appointed dean in
Karmsund deanery. He was still based in Haugesund, and tried to run for Parliament in 1894 without succeeding. He was politically conservative.d]In 1897 he was appointed vicar in
Stange . He retired in 1911, and died in 1915 inLillehammer .e] He had been issued theOrder of St. Olav .References
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