U.S. Politicians who were born in
Norway
| | Norway (no city given): |
| |
| | Norway, year not specified:
Hans
Gunderson —
H.
C. Nelson —
Thorvald
H. Froslee —
Theodore
E. Jansen |
| | Norway, 1800-1899:
Hans
Gunderson —
H.
C. Nelson —
Martin
N. Trygstad, 1843 —
Eric
Sevatson, 1844 —
Kittel
Halvorson, 1846 —
E.
E. Distad, c.1846 —
Lars
O. Thorpe, 1847 —
Andrew
B. Anderson, 1848 —
Nils
P. Haugen, 1849 —
John
O. Aaseth, 1850 —
Nicolay
A. Grevstad, 1851 —
Anton
Borgen, 1851 —
Robert
S. S. Bergh, 1852 —
Albert
N. Apland, 1852 —
Thomas
Tollefson, 1852 —
Lars
M. Benson, 1853 —
A.
C. Burnstad, 1853 —
Amund
O. Ringsrud, 1854 —
John
A. Egge, 1855 —
Thorvald
H. Froslee —
Carl
A. Grinde, 1857 —
Thomas
T. Ofsthun, 1858 —
Oluf
Gjerset, 1858 —
Henry
Steen, 1858 —
John
M. Larson, 1862 —
E.
E. Lobeck, 1864 —
Lars
O. Teigen, 1864 —
Fred
F. Norwood, 1864 —
Richard
Olsen Richards, 1866 —
O.
E. Benson, 1866 —
G.
Bie Ravndal, 1866 —
F.
T. Gronvold, c.1869 —
Ole
O. Sageng, 1871 —
Lewis
Benson, 1873 —
A.
M. Peterson, 1877 —
Theodore
E. Jansen —
John
Moses, 1885 —
B.
J. Dahl, c.1899 |
|
| | Arendal:
Sigurd
Anderson, 1904 |
| | Bergen:
Andrew
J. Rommeriam, 1851 —
Thorvald
K. Beyer, 1858 |
| | Near Bergen:
Andrew
E. Lee, 1847 |
| | Bremanger:
Edward
Indrehus, 1873 |
| | Christiania (now Oslo):
Leonard
H. Nord, 1873 —
Haakon
E. Dahr, Jr., 1878 |
| | Christiansand (now Kristiansand):
Börre
Rosenkilde, 1869 |
| | Döna:
Julius
J. Olson, 1875 |
| | Drangedal, Telemark:
Andrew
Gulickson, 1856 |
| | Eardahl:
Atley
Peterson, 1847 |
| | Egersund:
Jacob
Thorkelson, 1876 |
| | Grue:
Arne
P. Haugen, 1845 |
| | Guldbrandsdalen:
S.
D. Peterson, c.1850 |
| | Hensedal:
A.
K. Finseth, 1836 |
| | Hol, Hallingdal:
Swen
Swenson, 1836 |
| | Kragero:
Knud
Wefald, 1869 |
| | Kristiansand:
M.
Alfred Michaelson, 1878 |
| | Lom:
A.
O. Arneson, 1856 |
| | Lyngdal:
Theodore
Abrahamson, 1900 |
| | Mandal:
Olaf
E. Olsen, 1896 |
| | Molda:
Andrew
Nerland, 1870 |
| | Nes, Hallingdal:
Timan
Gilbertson, 1837 |
| | Nes, Hedmark:
Andrew
Slotten, 1840 |
| | Ringebu:
Anna
Brostuen, 1895 |
| | Near Ringebu:
John
K. Brostuen, 1884 |
| | Ringsaker:
O. C.
Berg, 1849 |
| | Rollag, Telemark:
Stephen
N. Lee, 1860 |
| | Sigdal, Buskerud:
Ole
A. Pikop, 1866 |
| | Skein:
Harold
Knutson, 1880 |
| | Sogne:
James
O. Davidson, 1854 |
| | Sondre Aurdal, Valdres:
Haldor
Erickson Boen, 1851 |
| | Stavanger:
Carl
Birkeland, 1886 —
Thomas
Waaland, 1911 |
| | Telemark:
Hans
Hanson, Jr., 1820 |
| | Tromso:
Einar
Hoidale, 1870 |
| | Ullensvang:
Lars
J. Aga, 1854 |
| | Vaagan:
Henry
Bordewich, 1844 |
| | Valdres:
Knute
Knutson, c.1867 |
| | Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken:
Ole
C. Beck, 1856 |
| | Voss:
Ragnvald
Anderson Nestos, 1877 |
| | Vosse Elven:
Knute
Nelson, 1843 |
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