Livius Smitt (8 October 1840 – 4 March 1890) was a Norwegian jurist and politician, joining the Conservative Party in 1884. Born in

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, he moved to

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where he served as a barrister from 1867 ti 1881, and as major from 1874 to 1881. He was one of the founders of the newspaper '' Nordre Bergenhus Amtstidende'' in 1872 and Florø Træplantningsselskab. There is a street named for him in the town. He sat as a deputy member of the

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from 1877 to 1879 and then as a regular representative from 1880 to 1882. He then moved to Brevik where he also was elected as a parliamentarian. He turned down a seat in Stang's Cabinet. During the late 1880s, Smitt was one of the main proponents of the Brevik Line, but died before Parliament passed the line in 1892.

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Conservative Party (Norway) politicians People from Vinje People from Førde Politicians from Porsgrunn 1840 births 1890 deaths Members of the Storting 1889–1891 Members of the Storting 1886–1888 Members of the Storting 1883–1885 Members of the Storting 1880–1882 {{Norway-politician-1840s-stub