Jan E. Mellbye
Jan Egeberg Mellbye (13 July 1913 – 19 February 2009) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in
Nes, Hedmark as a son of politician Johan E. Mellbye (1866–1954) and Emelie Pettersson (1879–1954). He was married to Tora Bjørn-Hansen (1921–1968), a daughter of ship-owner Arne Bjørn-Hansen.[1]
He graduated from
bookkeeper. From 1938 he managed the family farm, the former noble seat Grefsheim, and owned it from 1947.[1][2]
He was a member of Nes
municipal council from 1948 to 1962. He was a board member of the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 1958 to 1965,[1] and chaired the organization from 1969 to 1974. He was later an honorary member.[3]
He also chaired
Det Norske Myrselskap in 1976, he was deputy chair of the new Det norske jord- og myrselskap until 1986.[1][3] He died in February 2009.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Mellbye, Jan Egeberg". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 377–378. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b Haugstad, Pål (26 February 2009). "Jan E. Mellbye (1913-2009)". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). p. 35.
- ^ Death announcement, Nationen 21 February 2009
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