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Mar 28, 1781 Ål, Buskerud, Norway Died on 29 Dec 1859 (aged 78)
Landowner and politician
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About Ole Svanøe
- Ole Svanøe (28 March 1781 – 29 December 1859) was a Norwegian merchant, farmer, landowner and politician.
- He served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament.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.
- Svanøe was a representative to Parliament from Nodre Bergenhus amt (now Sogn og Fjordane) at the first Extraordinary Parliament in 1814.
- Later he represented the county in Parliament during sessions in 1821-1823, 1824-1826, 1827-1829, 1836-1838, and 1842.
- He was also a prominent 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).
