Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen (1801–1879) was a Norwegian businessman and politician.
[1] He was born at Døsen in the parish of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
He also bought a number of ships, which were kept in traffic between Lofoten and the Baltic Sea.
In 1858, he founded the transport company Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe (later known as Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane) together with mayor Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and jurist Michael Aubert.
1850, Tøger Ravn for short), inherited his business interests, and served as mayor from 1880 to 1881, 1889 to 1901 og 1905 to 1907.