Johan H. Andresen (29 November 1888 – 21 October 1953) was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for theConservative Party.
He was born inKristiania as a son of factory owner Nicolai Andresen (1853–1923) (1853–1923) and Johanne Marie Heyerdahl (1855–1928). He was a grandson ofJohan Henrik Andresen[1] and great-grandson ofNicolai Andresen.
In 1929 he married Eva Klaveness (1900–1965), a daughter of ship-ownerAnton Frederik Klaveness. Their son Johan Henrik Andresen (1930–2011),[1] and grandsonJohan Henrik Andresen carried on the business legacy.
He was the owner of the tobacco factory J. L. Tiedemanns Tobaksfabrik, and among the richest persons in Norway. He was a member of theParliament of Norway from 1928 to 1933.[1][2] During theoccupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was incarcerated at theGrini concentration camp for a period of four months in 1942.[3]
He was decorated Commander of the DanishOrder of the Dannebrog, and Knight of the SwedishOrder of Vasa. He died in Sweden in 1953.[1]
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