August Bertrand Clifton | |
Birth Date: | 26 August 1881 |
Birth Place: | Tønsberg, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Occupation: | Shipmaster Politician |
August Bertrand Clifton (26 August 1881 – 15 February 1955[1]) was a Norwegian shipmaster and politician.
He was born in Tønsberg to ship owner Hans Bruu Johannessen and Sofie Kathrine Nielsen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1925 - 1927, for the Conservative Party.[2]
During the Second World War, Clifton was captain on MT Fenris. The ship was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-168 in February 1944, while in the Indian Ocean.[3]