Jørgen Henrik Meinich (24 March 1820 – 8 September 1911) was a Norwegian jurist and industrialist. He was born in Søndre Land as a son of stipendiary magistrate Jens Christian Meinich (1787–1855) and Lisa Berg (1795–1824). He was a brother of

Hans Thomas Meinich Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

. In November 1847 in Christiania he married Claudine Birgitte Gulbranson (1823–1852), a daughter of

Hans Gulbranson Hans Gulbranson (1787–1868) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was a pioneer in the development of textile industry in Norway in the mid-1800s. Gulbranson was from Modum in Buskerud, Norway. He was a wholesaler in Christiania and was one of ...

and half sister of

Carl August Gulbranson Carl August Gulbranson (6 August 1831 – 19 July 1910) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of merchant and forest owner Hans Gulbranson and his second wife H ...

. They adopted

Jens Bratlie Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie (17 January 1856 – 15 September 1939) was a Norwegian attorney and military officer. He served as an elected official representing the Conservative Party. He was the 13th prime minister of Norway from 1912 to 191 ...

. He grew up at the manor Kronviken. He attended school in Skien and took the examen artium in 1839, then studied law to graduate with the

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degree in 1845. After a period as deputy judge in Ringerike, he worked in the Ministry of Finance until 1853. He settled at the property Bjølsen by the river Akerselva. He was a pioneer in the development of the Norwegian wood processing industry and the use of hydropower in the industry. He established Norway's second

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, Bjørsheim Træsliiberie, in 1865. He was a co-founder and first chairman of the association Akerselvens Brugseierforening from 1866 to 1891. He was also a joint owner of the companies Bentse Brug and

Nydalens Compagnie Nydalens Compagnie was a company in Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1845 as a textile manufacturer, and from 1963 to 1998 it was a real estate company. History It was founded in 1845 by Adam Hiorth, Ole Gjerdrum, Hans Gulbranson and Ol ...

. In Nydalens Compagnie he was a board member from 1868 to his death 1911, serving as chair since 1896. Outside of the Aker district, he was the first chairman of Ekers og Giethuus Papirfabriker when it was established as a joint stock company in 1873, and served as such until his death. Meinich also chaired

Norges Hypotekbank Norges Hypotekbank is a defunct Norwegian government bank, created by law on September 18, 1851. Its function was to help commerce, and primarily the agricultural sector, through cheap mortgages. The seat of the bank was in Oslo, and was led by ...

from 1885 to 1908, was a board member of the Norwegian State Railways and was active in the Royal Norwegian Society for Development. He was mayor of

Aker Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Br ...

from 1875 to 1877, and when his district was incorporated in the city Kristiania in 1878 he became a city council member. He was decorated Commander of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

(1897) and the Danish Order of Dannebrog, and Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star. He died in Kristiania in September 1911, 91 years old, and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meinich, Joergen 1820 births 1911 deaths People from Søndre Land University of Oslo alumni Norwegian jurists Norwegian civil servants Norwegian businesspeople Mayors of places in Akershus Politicians from Aker Politicians from Oslo Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour