Andreas Meling Explained

Andreas Meling
Birth Date:22 September 1839
Birth Place:Sole, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:ship owner and politician
Awards:Order of St. Olav (1896)

Andreas Meling (22 September 1839  - 8 August 1928) was a Norwegian ship owner and politician.

Biography

He was born in Sole as a son of bailiff Enok Torgersen and Elen Røgh Skavlan. In 1864 he married Lina Monsen,[1] whose brother was a locally known painter[2] and sister married Peter Hærem.[3] Meling was a shipmaster for much of his career, until 1881.[1]

He served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1893. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1894,[4] after having previously served as a deputy representative.[5] He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1896.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1912/0184.html Hvem er hvem? 1912
  2. Encyclopedia: M.G. Monsen. Hagemann, Sonja. Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Norwegian. 24 December 2013.
  3. Encyclopedia: Peter Hærem. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Per. Voksø. Per Voksø. Helle, Knut. Knut Helle. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 24 December 2013.
  4. Book: Amundsen, O. Delphin . Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden . Otto Delphin Amundsen. 288 . Norwegian . Grøndahl . Oslo . 1947.
  5. Web site: Andreas Meling. Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Norwegian. 24 December 2013.