Hermann Hansen Aarsrud (14 July 1837 – 14 February 1927) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the

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. He was elected as a deputy representative to the

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from the constituency Hedemarkens Amt in

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, and moved up as a regular representative following the 1890 death of Eivind Torp. He was re-elected in

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and

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, serving through 1900. He was a farmer and merchant in

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. He served as mayor of Våler Municipality from 1879 to 1904. Together with Amalie Lundeby (1849–1915) he had the son

Halvdan Aarsrud Halvdan Aarsrud (29 September 1878 – 25 July 1925) was a Norwegian bailiff and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Våler Municipality in Hedmark as a son of farmer and politician Hermann Hansen Aarsrud (1837–1927) and Amalie L ...

, who became a member of Parliament in 1916.

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1837 births 1927 deaths People from Våler, Norway Norwegian farmers Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Hedmark Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub