Jens Rolfsen (24 July 1765 – 17 December 1819) was a Norwegian merchant and politician. Rolfsen was born in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

. He was a shipbuilder, shipmaster, shipowner and wholesaler. He later served as conciliation commissioner in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. He represented Bergen (''Bergens Bys'') at the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

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in 1814. He generally favored the Independence Party (''Selvstendighetspartiet'') as did his fellow representatives

Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (7 December 1778 – 10 October 1849) was a Norwegian attorney. He was a member of the National Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and served as the Norwegian Constituent Assembly secretary. Background Born in Kristiansu ...

Fredrik Meltzer Fredrik Meltzer (29 September 1779 – 17 December 1855) was a Norwegian businessman and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. He is perhaps best known for designing the flag of Norway. Biography Fredrik M ...

and

Jonas Rein Jonas Rein (30 January 1760 – 21 November 1821) was a Norwegian priest, poet and member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. Background He was born at Øksendal in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of parish prie ...

. He was married to Mette Johansdatter Brun (1774-1844) and was the grandfather of

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and grand-grandfather of

Alf Rolfsen Alf Rolfsen (28 January 1895 – 10 November 1979) was a Norwegian painter and muralist. Personal life Rolfsen was born in Oslo, Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of writer Nordahl Rolfsen (1848-1928) and Hedevig Martha Hastrup B ...

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1765 births 1819 deaths Politicians from Kristiansand Norwegian merchants Norwegian shipbuilders Norwegian businesspeople in shipping Politicians from Bergen Fathers of the Constitution of Norway 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1760s-stub