Andreas Meling

Andreas Meling
Born	(1839-09-22)22 September 1839 Sole, Norway
Died	8 August 1928(1928-08-08) (aged 88)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	ship owner and politician
Awards	Order of St. Olav (1896)

Andreas Meling (22 September 1839 – 8 August 1928) was a Norwegian ship owner and politician.

Biography

He was born in Sole as a son of bailiff Enok Torgersen and Elen Røgh Skavlan. In 1864 he married Lina Monsen,[1] whose brother was a locally known painter[2] and sister married Peter Hærem.[3] Meling was a shipmaster for much of his career, until 1881.[1]

He served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1893. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1894,[4] after having previously served as a deputy representative.[5] He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1896.[4]

References

1. Hvem er hvem? 1912
2. Hagemann, Sonja. "M.G. Monsen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. Voksø, Per. "Peter Hærem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
4. Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 288.
5. "Andreas Meling" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 24 December 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Søren Tobias Årstad	Mayor of Stavanger 1893–1894	Succeeded by Henrik Finne
Preceded by Henrik Finne	Mayor of Stavanger 1896	Succeeded by Hans Lindahl Falck