Johannes Winding Harbitz

Johannes Winding Harbitz

Johannes Winding Harbitz (26 December 1831 - 5 September 1917) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born in Askvold as the oldest son of vicar and politician Georg Prahl Harbitz and his wife Maren Mariken Hof. [http://www.vestfold-slekt.net/notteroy/bygdebok/prester.html Biography] no icon] He enrolled as a student in 1850, but soon took off to work at sea. He took the mate's examination in 1852, and worked as a shipmaster from 1859 to 1869, as well as ship-owner. He was also vice consul from the mid-1880s, at that time living in Tønsberg.b]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the urban constituency Tønsberg. He was re-elected on four occasions, serving a total of five terms. [http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11130 Johannes Winding Harbitz] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ] He was also mayor of Tønsberg for twelve years.c] On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the second cabinet Stang as a a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. He left on 1 July 1894 to become Minister of Defence. On 1 April the next year there was a reshuffle and he was appointed Minister of Auditing. He held this post until October 1895, when the second cabinet Stang fell.b]

He moved from Tønsberg to Vestre Aker i 1897, and died in 1917. He was married to Louise Henriette Betty Lunnevig, daughter of Ole Lunnevig in Tønsberg.c]

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