Oscar Jacobsen (1 January 1850 – 6 August 1902) was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the

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Personal life

He was born in

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as the son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen. He had several brothers, among them Albert Marius Jacobsen, father of Rolf Jacobsen.Genealogy
Both Albert and Rolf would serve as national politicians. In 1875 Oscar Jacobsen married Laura Sofie Fredrikke Dahl. The couple had several children, mostly girls.

Career

An engineer by education, he worked in the

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. He served in the cabinet Sverdrup as

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from 5 March 1888 to 12 July 1889. From 28 August to 30 September 1888 he was also

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.Oscar Jacobsen
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

References

1850 births 1902 deaths Government ministers of Norway Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian engineers Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) people {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub