Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (4 February 1801 – 7 June 1859) was a

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businessperson. He was born in ThrondhjemLauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen genealogy
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(1760–1813) and his wife Anna, née Schjelderup Dorenfeldt (1763–1846). His older brothers Jens Nicolai and

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ran the family company ''Jenssen & Co''; Jens Nicolai later founding a rivalling company ''Jenssen & Sønner'' in 1837.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen enrolled as a student in 1821, and graduated with the

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degree in 1831. However, he did not become a priest. In 1836 he bought the farm

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in Strinden for 23,000

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, and ran a "significant" industrial company here.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He also served as mayor of Strinden municipality, from 1844 to 1845 and 1850 to 1853. In July 1836 Jenssen married Karen Amalie Hagerup (1811–1890), a daughter of Caspar Peter Hagerup and sister of

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. Their son

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established the paper factory Ranheims Papirfabrik, and also served as a politician. Through his son, Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen was the grandfather of politicians Hans Jørgen and

Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen (7 December 1870 – 30 April 1945) was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He served two terms in the Parliament of Norway, and as Minister of Labour from 1926 to 1928. Career Worm Darre-Jen ...

. Through his sister Nicoline, who married his wife's brother Henrik Steffens Hagerup, he was also the uncle of Prime Minister

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.Nicoline Kjerstine Jenssen genealogy
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1801 births 1859 deaths Norwegian businesspeople People from Trondheim Mayors of places in Sør-Trøndelag Norwegian people of Danish descent 19th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-business-bio-stub