Anton Marius Jenssen (27 November 1879 – 25 July 1967) was a Norwegian merchant and politician. He was born in

Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)

, Denmark to mill owner Anders Christen Jensen and Else Kirstine Olesen. He emigrated to Norway in 1894, and settled first in

Horten Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...

, and from 1901 as merchant in

Tønsberg Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...

. He was elected representative to the

Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...

for the periods 1925–1927, 1928–1930, 1931–1933, 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for the Labour Party. He was member of the municipal council of

from 1910 to 1936.

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1879 births 1967 deaths People from Herning Municipality Danish emigrants to Norway Norwegian businesspeople Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Tønsberg Members of the Storting 1925–1927 Members of the Storting 1928–1930 Members of the Storting 1931–1933 Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub