Samuel Mathiassen Føyn (2 November 1786 – 9 August 1854) was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

in 1830, 1842 and 1848, representing the constituency of

Tønsberg Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...

. He worked as a ship-owner, merchant and farmer in that city.Samuel Mathiassen Føyn
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Photographer Solveig Lund was his grand daughter through his daughter Nilsine Othilia Lund nee Føyn.

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1786 births 1854 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Members of the Storting Vestfold politicians Politicians from Tønsberg {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub