John Collett Postumus Elieson (21 February 1810 – 27 May 1876) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Elieson was born at

Rygge Rygge was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was merged into Moss municipality on 1 January 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see fo ...

Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...

, Norway. He worked as an attorney and later district stipendiary magistrate in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

in 1845, 1848, 1854, 1857 and 1859, representing the constituency of

. He was married to Ingeborg Eivindsdatter Aarhusmoen (1817–1902). His daughter Kirsten Anna Janette Elieson (1839–1913) married

Johan Christian Heuch Johan Christian Heuch or J. C. Heuch (23 March 1838–13 February 1904) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Kragerø, Norway a ...

, bishop and member of the Heuch merchant family in

Kragerø Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include H ...

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1810 births 1876 deaths People from Rygge Norwegian jurists Norwegian civil servants Politicians from Drammen Members of the Storting 1859–1861 Members of the Storting 1857–1858 Members of the Storting 1848–1850 Members of the Storting 1845–1847 {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub