Jonas Greger Walnum (20 August 1771 – 10 March 1838) was a Norwegian property owner and politician. Walnum was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of Ole Henriksen Walnum (1740-1773) and Else Marie Greger (1746-1812). He inherited property known as Walnumgodset from his father. He resided in the town of

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on the island of

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where he was an innkeeper and trader. He married Else Maria Meyer Hersleb (1771-1838), widow of Tøger Pedersen Bech, who was the oldest sister of theologian Svend Borchmann Hersleb. In 1801, Walnum acquired the estate of his father-in-law, Jørgen Sverdrup Hersleb, and settled as proprietary of Nord-Herøy, the largest island in Herøy Municipality. He and his wife were the parents of fifteen children. including two sons who became priests with the

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. Their eldest son, Jørgen Olaus Hersleb Walnum (1799-1888), became the local chaplain and later took over the family estate on Nord-Herøy. Jonas Walnum was elected to the

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in 1824, representing the constituency of

. He served only one term.Jonas Greger Walnum
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1771 births 1838 deaths Nordland politicians Members of the Storting 1824–1826 {{Norway-politician-1770s-stub