Johannes Thomassen Heftye
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Johannes Thomassen Heftye (17 October 1792 – 2 November 1856) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.
He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn. He was the father of banker Thomas Johannessen Heftye and grandfather of Thomas Heftye.[1] He was also an older brother of Henrik Heftye and a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen.[2]
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Christiania. He worked as a merchant and consul there. He only served one term.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Heftye". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ Heftye, Christine C. (2001). "Henrik Heftye". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Johannes Thomassen Heftye" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 9 April 2009.