Hans Severin Arentz
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Hans Severin Arentz was a Norwegian politician.
He was born in Farsund
to Jens Christian Arentz (1763–1828) and his wife Anne Elisabeth (1775–1851), née Urbye. He later moved to Skien
, and married 8 October 1838 to Margrethe Cathrine Stockmann (born 19 November 1806). The couple had two children.
Arentz served as mayor of Skien from 1840 to 1842, 1845 to 1847, 1848 to 1850 and 1851 to 1860. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1842, representing the constituency of Skien og Porsgrund. In 1857 he was elected as deputy representative, before being elected to one last term in 1859.
Outside of politics, he worked as a secondary school teacher.
He was born in Farsund
Farsund
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Farsund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 , although already recognized as a trading center in 1795...
to Jens Christian Arentz (1763–1828) and his wife Anne Elisabeth (1775–1851), née Urbye. He later moved to Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
, and married 8 October 1838 to Margrethe Cathrine Stockmann (born 19 November 1806). The couple had two children.
Arentz served as mayor of Skien from 1840 to 1842, 1845 to 1847, 1848 to 1850 and 1851 to 1860. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1842, representing the constituency of Skien og Porsgrund. In 1857 he was elected as deputy representative, before being elected to one last term in 1859.
Outside of politics, he worked as a secondary school teacher.