Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (28 May 1831 – 28 February 1921) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Trondhjem as the son of judge and politician Jacob Roll and his third wife Nicoline Selmer.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He had three siblings. Like his father, he took a law education, enrolling as a student in 1847 and graduating as cand.jur. in 1852. In 1870 he was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (''sorenskriver'') in Romsdalens Amt. He resided in Molde. While stationed here, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, representing the constituency of ''Aalesund og Molde''. He was re-elected in 1880 and 1883.Ferdinand Nicolai Roll
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) When the first cabinet Stang assumed office in 1889, Roll was brought in as a part of the executive branch of government. He was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police on 13 July. He left on 30 June 1890 to become a member of the Council of State Division in

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the next day, leaving that position on 5 March 1891. In 1892 he was elected for a final term in Parliament. He was also appointed Supreme Court Assessor. He was the father of Nini Roll Anker, a feminist writer.

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1831 births 1921 deaths Government ministers of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians People from Molde Supreme Court of Norway justices Ministers of justice of Norway Members of the Storting 1892–1894 Members of the Storting 1883–1885 Members of the Storting 1880–1882 Members of the Storting 1877–1879 {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub