Axel Andreas Thallaug (15 April 1866 – 17 March 1938) was a Norwegian

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and

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for the Conservative Party from

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...

. He received his law degree in 1889. He was a local politician from 1894 to 1938, and a member of the

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from 1903 to 1918. He was a deputy member of the

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from 1925 to 1936, and a regular member from 1931 to 1933. He was the father of Haakon Thallaug.

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1866 births 1938 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Members of the Storting 1904–1906 Members of the Storting 1907–1909 Members of the Storting 1910–1912 Politicians from Lillehammer {{norway-politician-1800s-stub