Jens Christian Magnus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Jens Christian Magnus
- Jens Christian Magnus (13 July 1920 – 9 January 2017) was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Kristiania and finished his secondary education at Ris in 1939.
- During the German occupation of Norway he took actively part in resistance activities of Milorg D13, the district of Oslo, Bærum and Asker.
- He graduated with the cand.jur.
- degree in 1946.
- He later pursued a military career, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1947, Captain in 1948, Major in 1951, Colonel in 1968 and Brigadier in 1975.
- As a politician he was elected to the municipal council in Bodin from 1964 to 1968, and in Bærum from 1973 to 1978.
- He resided in Høvik.
- He died on 9 January 2017 at the age of 96.
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