Thore Torkildsen Foss

Thore Torkildsen Foss (10 September 1841 - 8 February 1913) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Lister og Mandal amt in 1889, and was re-elected on seven consecutive occasions. [http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=10833 Thore Torkildsen Foss] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ]

Born in Bjelland, he was a member of Bjelland municipal council from 1873 to 1901, serving as mayor for twenty-three years. The exact years are unknown. From 1885 to 1896 he was a member of the county committee, a forerunner of the county council.b]

He worked as a teacher from 1858 to 1866, and then as a farmer in Bjelland. In addition he served on local public committees.c]

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