Ole Svanøe
Ole Svanøe (28 March 1781 – 29 December 1859) was a
Norwegian Parliament.[1]
Ole Torjussen Svanøe grew up on his father's farm Helling at Ål (Helling i Ål) in Buskerud, Norway. He later owned and operated the Svanøy farm (Svanøy gård) which had large forests and sawmills. He also operated a shipyard with fishery and salt works.[2] [3]
Svanøe was a representative to Parliament from
Haugean who in 1801 joined Hans Nielsen Hauge in his journey from Gol to Laerdal. Svanøe made his farm a local focal point in the Haugean movement (haugianere).[4]
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References
- ^ Hallgeir Elstad. "Ole Svanøe". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Helling. Ål herad. Buskerud". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Svanøy gård". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Hallgeir Elstad. "haugianere". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ Terje Bratberg. "Ole Svanøe". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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