Jens Johan Vangensten

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Jens Johan Vangensten (6 September 1766 - 8 February 1837) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.

He was born at Fet in Akershus, Norway. He operated a farm in Sørum and died in Christiania (now Oslo). [1]

Vangensten was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1815, representing the constituency of Akershus Amt. He served only one term. [2]

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References

  1. Genealogy
  2. Jens Johan Vangensten Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)