Background
He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars (1780–1834).
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars (1780–1834).
Nils was also an uncle of banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars and a first cousin of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848 and 1851, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt. He was a vicar there.
He died in 1865 in Østre Toten.