Background
He was born in Vågå as the second son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was born in Vågå as the second son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, representing the constituency of Hedemarkens Amt. He was re-elected in 1880 and 1883, and from Buskerud Amt in 1886. From 1884 he represented the Liberal Party.
An military officer, he held the rank of Premier Lieutenant when first elected to Parliament, later advancing to Captain.
Towards the end of his career he worked in the Office of the Auditor General of Norway.
