Thomas von Westen Engelhart (6 October 1850 – 3 August 1905) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the

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Biography

He was born in

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county, Norway. He graduated in 1871 with a law degree. Engelhart was a

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by profession. He was a senior prosecutor at

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from 1873. From 1876 he was the Supreme Court Attorney at Vinger, where he also was the mayor between 1881 and 1889. He was

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from 1891–1892, a member of the Council of State Division in

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from 1892-1893 and 1897–1898, and then

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from 1895–1897. He served as county governor (''

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'') in

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from 1898-1902 and then county governor of Jarlsberg og Larvik amt from 1902 until his death in 1905. His son Bernt (1889–1961) was a veterinarian, and married schoolteacher Alette Nicolaysen who became a national housewives' leader. His daughter Engelke (1885–1973) married ship-owner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engelhart, Thomas Von Westen 1850 births 1905 deaths Politicians from Kongsvinger Norwegian jurists Government ministers of Norway County governors of Norway Members of the Storting 1895–1897 Members of the Storting 1892–1894 Members of the Storting 1889–1891 Members of the Storting 1886–1888