Background
Born in Holme as the son of former parliament member Simon Pedersen Holmesland, he enrolled as a student in 1884, graduated as candidate.jur.
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Peter Holmesland
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Career
In 1889 and started working as an attorney. In 1892 he was a clerk for Statistics Norway and the Ministry of Finance. He became acting stipendiary magistrate (byfoged) in Larvik in 1899, and district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) in Gjerpen in 1909.
Gjerpen district comprised Gjerpen, Porsgrund, Slemdal, Solum and Holla.
Holmesland stayed in this position until his death in 1933. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1913, representing the urban constituency of Porsgrund.
He served only one three-year term.
Membership
From 1901 to 1904 he had been a member of Larvik city council.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
Norway -
Political Party
Liberal party