Albert Marius Jacobsen
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Albert Marius Jacobsen was a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 military officer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Personal life

He was born in Vågå
Vågå
Vågå is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågåmo....

 as the second son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen. He had several brothers, among them Oscar Jacobsen
Oscar Jacobsen
Oscar Jacobsen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Party.-Personal life:He was born in Vågå as the son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen. He had several brothers, among them Albert Marius Jacobsen, father of Rolf Jacobsen...

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In 1863 Oscar Jacobsen married Hansine Fredrikke Schøyen. The couple had two sons. Their son Rolf Jacobsen became a jurist and national politician.

Career

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, representing the constituency of Hedemarkens Amt
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

. He was re-elected in 1880 and 1883, and from Buskerud Amt
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

 in 1886. From 1884 he represented the Liberal Party.

An military officer, he held the rank of Premier Lieutenant when first elected to Parliament, later advancing to Captain. Towards the end of his career he worked in the Office of the Auditor General of Norway
Office of the Auditor General of Norway
The Office of the Auditor General of Norway is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate...

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