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{{Short description|Norwegian industrialist and politician}}
{{for|other people of this name|Johan Henrik Andresen (disambiguation){{!}}Johan Henrik Andresen}}
[[File:Johan Henrik Andresen.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|Johan H. Andresen.]]

'''Johan H. Andresen''' (29 November 1888 &ndash; 21 October 1953) was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]].

==Personal life==
He was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]] as a son of factory owner Nicolai Andresen (1853–1923) (1853–1923) and Johanne Marie Heyerdahl (1855–1928). He was a grandson of [[Johan Henrik Andresen (1815–1874)|Johan Henrik Andresen]]<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Johan H Andresen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Helge W. |last=Nordvik |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Johan_H_Andresen/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref> and great-grandson of [[Nicolai Andresen]].

In 1929 he married Eva Klaveness (1900–1965), a daughter of ship-owner [[Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1874–1958)|Anton Frederik Klaveness]]. Their son Johan Henrik Andresen (1930–2011),<ref name=nbl/> and grandson [[Johan H. Andresen jr.|Johan Henrik Andresen]] carried on the business legacy.

==Career==
He was the owner of the tobacco factory J. L. Tiedemanns Tobaksfabrik, and among the richest persons in Norway. He was a member of the [[Parliament of Norway]] from 1928 to 1933.<ref name=nbl/><ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan Henrik Andresen – 1888-1953 |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Johan_Henrik_Andresen/1888-1953|language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref> During the [[occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany]] he was incarcerated at the [[Grini concentration camp]] for a period of four months in 1942.<ref name=gf-5976>{{cite encyclopedia |title=1313. Andresen, Johan H. |encyclopedia=[[Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene]] |editor=Børre R. Giertsen | page=50 |year=1946 |language=Norwegian|publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo}}</ref>

He was decorated Commander of the Danish [[Order of the Dannebrog]], and Knight of the Swedish [[Order of Vasa]]. He died in Sweden in 1953.<ref name=nbl/>

==References==
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[[Category:1888 births]]
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Oslo]]
[[Category:Norwegian businesspeople in the tobacco industry]]
[[Category:Politicians from Oslo]]
[[Category:Members of the Storting]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog]]
[[Category:Knights of the Order of Vasa]]
[[Category:Leaders of the Conservative Party (Norway)]]


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