Johan Frederik Thorne (23 December 1801 – 7 March 1854) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was elected to the

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in 1833, 1839, 1845 and 1848, representing the constituency of

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. He worked as a merchant, timber trader, estate owner and

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.Johan Frederik Thorne
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He married Henriette Dorthea Schive, but she died in 1841. In 1842 he married for the second time, this time to Gurina Johanna Paasche. Their son Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne became a notable businessman and politician, and their daughter Sara married businessman and politician Theodor Peterson.Johan Frederik Thorne and Gurina Johanna Paasche genealogy
/ref> Johan Frederik's brother was Søren Wilhelm Thorne.

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1801 births 1854 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Buskerud politicians Politicians from Drammen 19th-century Norwegian people Members of the Storting 1848–1850 Members of the Storting 1845–1847 Members of the Storting 1839–1841 Members of the Storting 1833–1835 {{Norway-politician-1800s-stub