Background
He was born in Sæbø as a son of farmers Ole Johnsen Sæbø og Magdali Olsen.
He was born in Sæbø as a son of farmers Ole Johnsen Sæbø og Magdali Olsen.
He took shoemaker"s training and had his own shoemaker shop from 1888 to 1906. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1906, 1909 and 1912, representing the constituency of Sandviken.
He was also a member of Bergen city council from 1898, and chaired the trade union Skotøiarbeidernes fagforening.