Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert (2 July 1811 – 8 November 1872) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

Biography

Aubert was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of ten children born to Benoni Aubert (1768–1832) and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776-1833). One of his brother was professor

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(1807–1887). He graduated as

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in 1835. He worked as an attorney from 1836, and diocesan attorney (''stiftprokurator'') in

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from 1841. He was then appointed district stipendiary magistrate in

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and

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during 1847.Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert
at the Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (

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) While stationed here, he was elected to the

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in 1851, representing the rural constituency of Nordlands Amt (now Nordland).Michael Conrad Sophus Emil Aubert
—

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(NSD) In 1852 he was appointed County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus Amt (now part of

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county). He served as deputy representative to the Parliament in 1857. He lived in

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during this tenure.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He made an important contribution to the local economy by establishing a transport company with local merchant Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen (1801–1879) and priest Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1813–1891). Founded in 1858, Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe (later known as Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane) was established to provide steamship service from

. With time the company came to operate ferries, charter service and tourist transportation. He left the County Governor position in 1860 to become

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of Throndhjem (now spelled Trondheim). He served as deputy representative from the constituency Throndhjem og Levanger. From 1866, he resided at Sande Municipality. He was appointed district stipendiary magistrate in Jarlsberg (now

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county) a position he held until his death. His replacement as burgomaster was

Sivert Christensen Strøm Sivert Christensen Strøm (9 August 1819 – 13 November 1902) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was born at Øyestad (now Arendal) in Aust-Agder to captain Christen Nielsen Strøm. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1845. He first worked ...

References

1811 births 1872 deaths County governors of Norway Nordland politicians Sogn og Fjordane politicians Politicians from Trondheim Norwegian jurists D'Aubert family Members of the Storting 1862–1864 Members of the Storting 1851–1853 {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub