Johan Collett Falsen

[1] John Collett Falsen born in the town of Grimstad in Nedenes amt in southern Norway.

[4] In 1861 he was appointed County Governors of Nordre Bergenhus amt (now Sogn og Fjordane).

[4] He left the County Governor position in 1869[5] to pursue a career in national politics.

His tenure ended on 29 June the same year; two days later he was appointed to the Council of State Division in Stockholm.

He held this position for exactly one year; then he returned to the Council of State Division in Stockholm.