Johan Blackstad (16 November 1832 – 8 November 1904) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in

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and took the

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degree in 1857. He was hired in the

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in 1860, and in 1870 he went on to become district stipendiary magistrate in Varanger. From 1874 to 1882 he served as County Governor of ''Finnmarkens Amt''. While stationed here he was elected twice to the

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from the constituency ''Hammerfest, Vardø og Vadsø''. He left Parliament in 1885 during a very critical time for the Conservative Party. In 1882 he became district stipendiary magistrate in ''Eker, Modum og Sigdal'', and in 1889 he became presiding judge in

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. In 1891 he was named acting Director of Public Prosecutions. He got the position on a permanent basis in 1901. He held this post until he died in November 1904, on the way to his office.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackstad, Johan 1832 births 1904 deaths Civil servants from Bergen Norwegian judges County governors of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Finnmark politicians Lawyers from Bergen Members of the Storting 1883–1885 Members of the Storting 1880–1882