Jørgen Breder Faye

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Jørgen Breder Faye (June 7, 1823 - August 2, 1908) was a Norwegian banker and politician.

Faye worked as a merchant at Bryggen until he in 1856 was appointed director of the newly created Bergen Privatbank; a position he held until 1903. He sat in the Bergen city council for many years, and was mayor in 1862,[1] as well as sitting three periods in the Norwegian Parliament, in 1856-58, 1865-67 and 1868-71.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ordførere i Bergen kommune fra 1837 - 2003 (Norwegian). Bergen kommune. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  2. ^ Gubberud, Ivar J. (1983). Vossebanen 1883-1983. Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb, 13. ISBN 82-90286-05-8. 


Preceded by
Joachim J. M. Ege		 Mayor of Bergen
1862		 Succeeded by
Joachim J. M. Ege
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