Jørgen Leonard Firing
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Jørgen Leonard Firing was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Horten
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vestfold county
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. On the local level, Firing was a member of Horten
city council from 1925 to 1931 and 1947 to 1963.
Outside of politics, he worked as an engineer. He was a member of the board of the local newspaper
from 1945 to 1965 and the local savings bank from 1951 to 1965.
He fought for the British Empire
in the First World War. For this he received the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.
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...
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He was born in Horten
Horten
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....
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vestfold county
Market towns of Vestfold county
The Market towns of Vestfold county was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Holmestrand, Horten, Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Larvik in Vestfold county....
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. On the local level, Firing was a member of Horten
Horten
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....
city council from 1925 to 1931 and 1947 to 1963.
Outside of politics, he worked as an engineer. He was a member of the board of the local newspaper
Gjengangeren
Gjengangeren is a local newspaper published in Horten, Norway. It was established in 1851.It has a circulation of 5867, of whom 5732 are subscribers.-References:*...
from 1945 to 1965 and the local savings bank from 1951 to 1965.
He fought for the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
in the First World War. For this he received the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.