Lauritz Jenssen
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Lauritz Jenssen (25 March 1837 – 7 June 1899) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. A part of a notable business family based in and around Trondhjem, Jenssen founded Ranheims Papirfabrik, and also served one term in the Parliament of Norway.
He was born in Ranheim[1] as a son of businessman Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801–1859) and his wife Karen Amalie Hagerup (1811–1890). He was a brother-in-law of Jens Jenssen,[2] grandson of businessman Matz Jenssen and nephew of Jens Nicolai and Hans Peter Jenssen.[3] Through his mother he was a first cousin of Prime Minister Francis Hagerup,[2] and nephew of Henrik Steffens Hagerup.
In March 1862 Jenssen married Jørgine Wilhelmine Darre (1842–1910). She was a daughter of Bishop Hans Jørgen Darre[2] and hailed from Klæbo.[4] Their sons Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen both entered national politics; serving as Minister of Labour in the early twentieth century.[5][6] Another son Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt was a notable engineer, and had a son also named Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt, a notable jurist[7] and a daughter Margot Dorenfeldt Holtan, who in 1919 became the first woman to graduate as chemical engineer from Norwegian Institute of Technology.[8]