Johannes Thomassen Heftye

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Johannes Thomassen Heftye (1792–1856) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.

He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn. He was the father of banker Thomas Johannessen Heftye and grandfather of Thomas Heftye.^[1] He was also an older brother of Henrik Heftye and a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen.^[2]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Christiania. He worked as a merchant and consul there. He only served one term.^[3]

References

↑ Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Heftye". In Henriksen, Petter. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
↑ Heftye, Christine C. (2001). "Henrik Heftye". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) 4. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
↑ "Johannes Thomassen Heftye" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 9 April 2009.

Persondata
Name	Heftye, Henrik
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian politician
Date of birth	1792
Place of birth
Date of death	1856
Place of death

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