Jørgen Breder Faye

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Jørgen Breder Faye (7 June 1823 – 2 August 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]

References

↑ "Ordførere i Bergen kommune fra 1837 - 2003" (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
↑ Gubberud, Ivar J. (1983). Vossebanen 1883-1983. Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 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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Persondata
Name	Faye, Joergen Breder
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian politician
Date of birth	7 June 1823
Place of birth
Date of death	2 August 1908
Place of death

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