Background
He was born in Stavanger to Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760–1821) and Johanna Margaretha Kielland (1756–1818).
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Jonas Kielland
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Career
Another brother named Jacob Kielland would become a wealthy businessman, Jens Bulletin Kielland became a military officer The prominent novelist Alexander Lange Kielland was his grandnephew, as was his namesake, the politician Jonas Schanche Kielland. Jonas Schanche Kielland did not marry.
Jonas Schanche Kielland graduated as candidate.jur. in Copenhagen in 1809.
In 1817 he started working in his father"s merchant company "Jacob Kielland & Søn". Jonas Schanche Kielland was vice consul for Denmark in 1820, Great Britain in 1821, and the Russian Empire in 1821.
He was the first mayor of Stavanger, being elected in 1837 when local government was introduced in Norway. He later sat a second term.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Stavanger.
He sat through one term. From 1845 he worked as the public trustee. He died in 1852 in Stavanger.
Membership
Jonas Schanche Kielland was a member of the prominent Stavanger family of Kielland. During his time as student he was a member of The Norwegian Society.
