Johannes Thomassen Heftye (1792–1856) was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 businessperson and politician.

He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn

Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn

Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn was a Norwegian bank company. It was one of the first commercial banks in Norway. Based in Christiania, it was founded in 1818 by Thomas Johannessen Heftye , an immigrant from Switzerland. The bank remained in the family in the next generations, and both Henrik Heftye and...

. He was the father of banker Thomas Johannessen Heftye

Thomas Johannessen Heftye

Thomas Johannessen Heftye, also known as Tho Joh Heftye was a Norwegian businessman, politician and philanthropist.-Personal life:...

 and grandfather of Thomas Heftye. He was also an older brother of Henrik Heftye

Henrik Heftye

Henrik Thomassen Heftye was a Norwegian businessman.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye and his wife Katharina Tschudi . He did not marry, but through his sister Betha he was a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen...

 and a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen

Mogens Thorsen

Mogens Thorsen was a Norwegian shipowner. He was born in Christiania, and was married to Bertha Heftye. He became the largest shipowner in Christiania, and is known for the endowment Mogens Thorsens og Hustrus Stiftelse, established by Thorsen and his wife Bertha.-References:...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. He worked as a merchant and consul

Consul (representative)

The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...

there. He only served one term.