Gotskalk Mathiassen Seim (19 September 1818 – 4 May 1873) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. He was born in

Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...

as a son of bailiff Mathias Gotskalksen Ringheim. He bought the farm Oppeland in 1843, which he later sold and bought another farm Dugstad. In addition to being a farmer, he was responsible for the mail route to

Lærdal Lærdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri. The old Filefjell Ko ...

between 1839 and 1873. Seim was a member of Voss

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

from 1845 to 1873 and served as deputy mayor from 1878 to 1889. He was deputy representative during the term 1859–1860 and was later elected to the

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

from ''Søndre Bergenhus amt'' in

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and

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. He married Ingeborg Olsdatter Fladekval. Their son Mathias took over the farm Dugstad, served as both mayor and MP.

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1818 births 1873 deaths People from Voss Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting Hordaland politicians {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub