Jonas Schanche Kielland (born 1863)
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Jonas Schanche Kielland was a Norwegian judge and politician.
to Jacob Kielland
and his wife Thora Margrethe (1827–1902), née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland
and his cousins Kitty Lange
and Alexander Kielland
. Jonas Schancke Kielland had four older brothers, one of whom died young, and one older sister. His brother Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland
became a diplomat, and another brother Christian Bendz Kielland
became a high-ranking civil servant.
Jonas Schanche Kielland married Helene Christiane Lorange (1868–1925) in 1893. The couple had two sons and one daughter. Their daughter Wibeke Trane Kielland married museum director Robert Kloster
. Their son Thor Bendz Kielland was the director of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
from 1928 to 1960.
. He rose in the hierarchy to become a judge in 1917 and stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) of Stavanger in 1919.
As a politician, he represented the Conservative Party
and was first elected to Stavanger
city council in 1902. He was later mayor of Stavanger from 1908 to 1909. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1909
, but after one year of the three-year term he relinquished his seat because of illness. In 1911 he became burgomaster
of Stavanger, a position his cousin Alexander Kielland had held from 1891 to 1902.
Personal life
He was born in HortenHorten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
to Jacob Kielland
Jacob Kielland (officer)
Jacob Kielland was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Axeliane Christine , née Zetlitz. His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers and five sisters, most of them older...
and his wife Thora Margrethe (1827–1902), née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland
Jens Zetlitz Kielland
Jens Zetlitz Kielland was a Norwegian consul and artist. He is known as the father of novelist Alexander Kielland.He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Axeliane Christine , née Zetlitz. His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers...
and his cousins Kitty Lange
Kitty Lange Kielland
-Early life and training:Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of Alexander Kielland. Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist. Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she...
and Alexander Kielland
Alexander Kielland
Alexander Lange Kielland was one of the most famous Norwegian realistic writers of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" in Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.-Background:Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich...
. Jonas Schancke Kielland had four older brothers, one of whom died young, and one older sister. His brother Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland
Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland
Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland was a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Thora Margrethe , née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland and his cousins Kitty Lange and Alexander Kielland...
became a diplomat, and another brother Christian Bendz Kielland
Christian Bendz Kielland
-Personal life:He was born in Horten to Jacob Kielland and his wife Thora Margrethe , née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland and his cousins Kitty Lange and Alexander Kielland. Jonas Schancke Kielland had three older brothers, one older sister and one younger...
became a high-ranking civil servant.
Jonas Schanche Kielland married Helene Christiane Lorange (1868–1925) in 1893. The couple had two sons and one daughter. Their daughter Wibeke Trane Kielland married museum director Robert Kloster
Robert Kloster
Robert Kloster was a Norwegian museum director and art historian.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of physician Robert Emil Kloster and Alette "Ada" Falsen Wiesener...
. Their son Thor Bendz Kielland was the director of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
The Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design is a museum in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...
from 1928 to 1960.
Career
He enrolled in law studies in 1881, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1886. From 1889 to 1910 he worked as an attorney in StavangerStavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. He rose in the hierarchy to become a judge in 1917 and stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) of Stavanger in 1919.
As a politician, he represented the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
and was first elected to Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
city council in 1902. He was later mayor of Stavanger from 1908 to 1909. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1909
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1909
-Results: Liberal Left Party is part of coalition with Conservative Party-References:***...
, but after one year of the three-year term he relinquished his seat because of illness. In 1911 he became burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Stavanger, a position his cousin Alexander Kielland had held from 1891 to 1902.