Sivert Andreas Nielsen (8 October 1823 - 18 August 1904) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1859. He was not re-elected in 1861, but returned in 1865 to serve twelve more terms. When political parties were introduced in the 1880s, Nielsen joined the Liberal Party.Sivert Andreas Nielsen
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He served four terms as

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