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Johan Jørgen Schwartz

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Name
  
Johan Schwartz

Role
  
Politician

Died
  
1898


Johan Jørgen Schwartz (1824, Drammen – 1898) was a Norwegian politician and businessperson.

Schwartz started as a merchant in Drammen, expanding into shipping and sawmilling. He was also director of Norges Bank in Drammen, but went bankrupt in the economic crisis at the end of the 1870s.

He sat in the Norwegian Parliament as part of the conservative wing. He was a supporter of railways, and was active in passing Randsfjordbanen, Drammenbanen, Jarlsbergbanen and Vossebanen.

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Johan Jørgen Schwartz Wikipedia