Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef

Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef (1819–1889) was a Norwegian civil servant and lawyer. He served as the County Governor of Jarlsberg og Laurvig and Lister og Mandal counties.[1]

Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef
Governor of Lister og Mandals amt
In office 1882–1889
Preceded by	Jakob Krefting Bonnevie
Succeeded by	Hans Georg Jacob Stang
Governor of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs amt
In office 1865–1882
Preceded by	Ulrik Frederik Cappelen
Succeeded by	Carl Johan Michelet
Personal details
Born	13 February 1819 Stavern, Norway
Died	7 June 1889 (aged 70) Kristiansand, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Children	Anna Hvoslef
Relatives	Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef
Education	Cand. jur. (1843)
Profession	Lawyer

He received his cand. jur. degree in 1843. Soon afterwards, he was hired as a clerk and later an acting judge in Indre Sogn. In 1851 he was a court prosecutor in Lærdalsøyri. From 1856, he was town bailiff in Hammerfest. In 1865, he was appointed county governor of Jarlsberg and Larvik. He held that post from 1865 until 1882. In 1882, he was appointed as the Diocesan Governor of Kristianssand stiftamt as well as the County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt. He held that post until his death in 1889.

Johan C.G. Hvoslef was the son of Judge Jens Hvoslef and his wife Elisabeth Christine Mejlænder and the brother of Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef who is known from the Kautokeino Uprising. In 1865, he married Amalie Eline Weidemann from Holmestrand. Anna Hvoslef was his daughter.

He was appointed a knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1868 for his meritorious service.

References

1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2020.