Aage Schavland (6 November 1806 – 20 March 1876) was a Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament. Aage Schavland was born in what is now

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county. He took his entrance examination in 1826 and was granted his Theology degree in 1829. In 1834, became vicar of the

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parish in

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. From 1840 he was

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of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti. From 1844 to 1861, he was vicar for the

Herøy Church Herøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fosnavåg, on the island of Bergsøya. It is the church for the Herøy parish which is part of ...

parish in

. From 1861 he was assistant pastor at

Nidaros Cathedral Nidaros Cathedral () is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II ( 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of th ...

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

. Schavland was mayor of Herøy Municipality in

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from 1846 to 1849 and again from 1854 to 1857. He was also mayor of

Trondheim Municipality Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populou ...

in 1865 and deputy mayor from 1867 to 1868. He was elected to the

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for several periods. From 1848 to 1850, from 1851 to 1853, and from 1857 to 1858 he represented Romsdals Amt. From 1865 to 1867 and from 1868 to 1870 he represented ''Trondhjem og Levanger''. Schavland served as mayor of Trondhjem in 1865. Schavland was married to Gerhardine Pauline Bergh (1817–1884). They were the parents of eight children including

Olaf Skavlan Olaf Skavlan (25 January 1838 – 30 May 1891) was a Norwegian literary historian and playwright. Personal life Skavlan was born as Ole Skavlan in Stranda Municipality, a son of vicar and politician Aage Schavland (1806–1876) and his wife Gerha ...

, Aage Skavlan, Sigvald Skavlan and Harald Skavlan, the in-laws of Ludvig Daae and grandparents of

Einar Skavlan Einar Kielland Skavlan (30 July 1882 – 16 August 1954) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, theatre critic and theatre director. Biography Skavlan was born in Frogn. His father, Olaf Skavlan, was writer, literary historian and pr ...

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1806 births 1876 deaths People from Strand, Norway Norwegian Christian clergy Norwegian priest-politicians People from Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Mayors of Trondheim Members of the Storting 1868–1870 Members of the Storting 1865–1867 Members of the Storting 1848–1850 {{Norway-politician-1800s-stub