Mathias Larsen Blilie (2 October 1854 – 25 April 1929) was a Norwegian politician for the

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and the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1907, representing the

and the constituency of

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. He was re-elected in 1910, but this time representing the

.Mathias Larsen Blilie
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Born in Vestre Toten, his father Lars Kristian Blilie was a member of Parliament too. Mathias Blilie worked as a farmer, and was also director of the local savings bank and insurance company for some time. He was a member of Vestre Toten

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for twenty-eight years. He served as mayor of Vestre Toten from 1902 to 1907, and when the municipality

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was created in 1908, he served as its first mayor. He stepped down after the year 1910.Mayors of municipalities west of Lake Mjøsa
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1854 births 1929 deaths Free-minded Liberal Party politicians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Oppland Members of the Storting Members of the Storting 1907–1909 Members of the Storting 1910–1912 People from Vestre Toten {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub