Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark

Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark (1802 – 1878) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

Personal life

He was born in Gloppen to Nils Landmark and Barbra Henriette Rantzau Heiberg. [http://www.nermo.org/slekt/d0008/g0000094.html#I21170 Nils Landmark genealogy] ] His uncle Andreas Landmark was notable as a politician, and his grandfather had migrated to Norway from Sweden.

In 1824 he married Dorthea Margrethe Finde Heiberg,b] his mother's niece.

Career

Like his father, he studied law, graduating as cand.jur. in 1826. In 1833 he was hired as an attorney in Fjaler, [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1920957.html Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark] at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia no icon] where his father was seated as the district stipendiary magistrate ("sorenskriver") of Sunnfjord. Johan was given the property Fagervik, previously a part of his father's farm Tysse. He lived at Fagervik from 1833 to 1846. In 1847 he was appointed bailiff ("fut") in Sogn, and moved to Balestrand.b]

Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark had a political career. When local governance was introduced in 1837, he became the first mayor of Yttre Holmedal municipality. In 1845 he served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament.c]

He died in Balestrand.c]

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