Nils Pedersen Igland
Norwegian farmer and politician
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Nils Pedersen Igland (1833–1898) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Herefoss Municipality. In 1856, he married Åse Terjesdatter Helleland, and the couple had three children.[1] His wife dying in 1869, he married Ellen Marie Johannesdatter Skiftenes three years later.[2] Elen was born in 1845. They had 11 children: Åsta Marie Nilsdatter Vormeli (Igland), Aase Nilsdatter Igland and 9 other children.[1]
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1868, representing the constituency of Nedenæs Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He was later elected in 1871, 1877, 1889, 1892 and 1895, and represented the Conservative Party.[3]
He died in Landvik Municipality in 1898, at the age of 65.[2]
