Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (4 February 1801 – 7 June 1859) was a Norwegian businessman and politician. He was born in ThrondhjemLauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen genealogy
/ref> as the son of businessman Matz Jenssen (1760–1813) and his wife Anna, née Schjelderup Dorenfeldt (1763–1846). His older brothers Jens Nicolai and Hans Peter 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 cand.theol. degree in 1831. However, he did not become a priest. In 1836 he bought the farm

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in the parish of Strinden for 23,000 Norwegian speciedaler, 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 Henrik Steffens Hagerup. 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 chemical engineer Margot Dorenfeldt and politicians Hans Jørgen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen. Through his sister Nicoline, who married his wife's brother Henrik Steffens Hagerup, he was also the uncle of Prime Minister Francis Hagerup.Nicoline Kjerstine Jenssen genealogy
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1801 births 1859 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Businesspeople from Trondheim Mayors of places in Sør-Trøndelag Norwegian people of Danish descent 19th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-business-bio-stub