Personal life

Hans Møller was born as the third child of merchant Mathias Thorstensen Mathiesen and Karen, née Johnsen. In total, he had three sisters and three brothers. He married Constance Flood, daughter of consul and mayor Jørgen Flood

Jørgen Flood

-Personal life:Jørgen Flood was born in 1792 to merchant Peder Jørgensen Flood and Inger Jørgine Jørgensen , née Wesselstoft. He had ten brothers and sisters. They grew up in Skien, but Jørgen later moved to Eidanger. Following the death of his wife Hanna in 1863, Jørgen moved to Grimstad...

 and Hanna Aall.

Career

His most notable role was that of mayor of Porsgrund

Porsgrunn

is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

 municipality, a position he held in the years 1861, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880 and 1884. He alternated with consul Hans Møller

Hans Møller

Hans Møller was a Norwegian politician, consul and businessperson.-Personal life:Hans Møller was born to Hans Eleonardus Møller and Amborg Laura , née Aall. As such his grandfathers were ship-owner Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr. and statesman Jacob Aall...

. As such Mathiesen was vice mayor in 1868, 1871 and then every year up to and including 1883 in which he was not mayor. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865 and 1868, representing the constituency of Porsgrund.

As a businessman he co-owned the company M. T. Mathiesens Enke & Søn with his mother, having inherited it upon his father's death. Niels Mathiesen later disestablished the company, but continued running a firm of agents.