Background
Jens Aars was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757.
Jens Aars was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757.
He was a student at Christiania Latin School and earning his theological degree with honors in 1801. In 1804 he became assistant pastorat Rødøy Church, in 1806 substitute priest in Enebakk in Akershus and in 1817 vicar to Hadsel in Nordland. He was transferred to Lier in Buskerud in August 1821.
Aars was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt.
Their children included priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars. They were also the grandparents of writer Sophus Christian Munk Aars as well as banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars.
He was also a maternal great-grandfather of Harald Gram.
He was a member of the Parliamentary deputation to Stockholm in 1823.