Johannes Thomassen Heftye

Johannes Thomassen Heftye (17 October 1792 – 2 November 1856) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.

He was the son of merchant Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767–1827), an immigrant from Switzerland who founded the family company Thos.

[1] He was also an older brother of Henrik Heftye and a brother-in-law of ship-owner Mogens Thorsen.

[2] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Christiania.

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Johannes Tho. Heftye in a painting that was photographed by Anders Beer Wilse in 1919.