Nicolai Normann Dons (15 June 1798 – 25 June 1891) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.

He was born in Hamnvik as a son of merchant Jens Bing Dons (1771–1823) and Ingeborg Anna née Normann.[1][2]

Dons took over his father's merchant company. Among several positions in local politics and society, he managed a savings bank and served as mayor of Ibestad Municipality. He was elected a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Finmarkens amt in 1841 and was elected as a representative in 1847 and 1850. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav.[1]

He married Johanna Ovidia Frederikke Lund.[1] His daughter Ingeborg Anna Dons married Ove Guldberg Høegh.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lindstøl, Tallak (1914). Biografier A-K. Stortinget og statsraadet 1814-1914 (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. p. 196.
  2. ^ "Dons". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ Lindstøl, Tallak (1914). Biografier A-K. Stortinget og statsraadet 1814-1914 (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. p. 422.