Johan Frederik Thorne Explained

Johan Frederik Thorne (23 December 1801 – 7 March 1854) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, 1839, 1845 and 1848, representing the constituency of Drammen. He worked as a merchant, timber trader, estate owner and vice consul.^[1]

He married Henriette Dorthea Schive, but she died in 1841.^[2] In 1842 he married for the second time, this time to Gurina Johanna Paasche. Their son Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne became a notable businessman and politician, and their daughter Sara married businessman and politician Theodor Peterson.^[3] Johan Frederik's brother was Søren Wilhelm Thorne.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12955 Johan Frederik Thorne
2. Web site: Johan Frederik Thorne and Henriette Dorthea Schive genealogy . 2009-01-20 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193122/http://home.no.net/mikegl/fam04466.htm . dead .
3. http://home.no.net/mikegl/fam01300.htm Johan Frederik Thorne and Gurina Johanna Paasche genealogy