Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 November 1830–1 March 1907) was a Norwegian attorney, official, and politician. He was the

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() from 1888–1889.

Biography

Stang was born in

Nannestad Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen. History Nannestad was established as a municipality on 1 Janua ...

, Norway and attended

Oslo Cathedral School Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian language, Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",

until 1848, before graduating with a degree in law from the

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in 1852. He worked for a number of years as a judge in Christiania (now Oslo) before establishing his legal practice in

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

during 1859. From 1878 to 1884 he was a city judge in Christiania. He entered into national politics as a member of the administration of Prime Minister

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in 1884. He was member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm () from 1884–1885 and again from 1886–1887. He was the

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from 1885–1886 and

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from 1887–1888, as well as head of the Ministry of Justice in 1888. He also served as the County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt and Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand from 1889–1906.

Personal life

He married Anna Sophie Margrethe Holmsen on 28 December 1855. His wife was President of the

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. They were the parents of Georg Stang, who served as Norwegian Minister of Defense (1900–03). He died in

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on 1 March 1907.

References

1830 births 1907 deaths People from Nannestad Politicians from Kongsvinger People educated at Oslo Cathedral School University of Oslo alumni 19th-century Norwegian judges Government ministers of Norway Ministers of justice of Norway County governors of Norway Prime ministers of Norway Members of the Storting 1892–1894 {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub