Jonas Greger Walnum was a Norwegian politician.

He was born in Steigen

Steigen

Steigen is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord....

. He married Else Maria Meyer Hersleb, and the couple had several children. Else Hersleb was the oldest sister of theologian Svend Borchmann Hersleb

Svend Borchmann Hersleb

Svend Borchmann Hersleb was a Norwegian professor of theology who also served one term in the Norwegian Parliament.-Personal life:...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1824, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

. He worked as a real estate owner there. He served only one term.

He died in 1838 in Alstahaug

Alstahaug

Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen....

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