Andreas Olsen Sæhlie Explained

Andreas Olsen Sæhlie
Birth Date:1 August 1832
Birth Place:Vang, Hedmark, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Farmer
Distiller
Politician
Relatives:Birger Eriksen (son-in-law)

Andreas Olsen Sæhlie (1 August 1832  - 27 August 1895) was a Norwegian farmer, distillery owner and politician.

He was born in Vang, Hedmark.[1] His daughter Christiane was married to Colonel Birger Eriksen.[2] Sæhlie inherited his father's farm and distillery, which he expanded significantly.[1] At its heights, his distillery delivered 10% of the total amount of potato-based spirits traded in Norway.[3] He was elected representative to the Storting for the periods 1868 - 1870, 1871 - 1873, 1874 - 1876 and 1877 - 1879.[4] As a politician he first represented the Liberal Party, and later the Conservative Party.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sæhlie, Andreas Olsen . . 2 . 1927 . 22 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . Danish . 12 November 2016 .
  2. Encyclopedia: Birger Eriksen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Rune J. . Andersen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 12 November 2016.
  3. Book: Jacobesen, Alf R. . Kongens nei. Alf R. Jacobsen . 69 - 70. 2011. Oslo . Vega Forlag.
  4. Web site: Andreas Olsen Sæhlie . Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste . Norwegian . 12 November 2016 . 12 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112211514/http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12893 . dead .