title: Ole Bergesen (1832–1899)
text: # Ole Bergesen (1832–1899)
  
  Ole Bergesen (13 November 1832 – 8 May 1899) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
  
  Bergesen was born at Hetland in Rogaland, Norway. Trained in the ministry, he worked as a catechist in Farsund, chaplain at Hetland (1869-1873), vicar of Brevik (1873-1880) and assistant priest in Kristiansand (1880-1882). He was assistant priest (1882-1888), priest (1888-1889) and dean at the Stavanger Cathedral (1889-1899).
  
  He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Brevik in 1874, and was re-elected in 1877.
  
  He was the father of Sigval Bergesen, paternal grandfather of Ole Bergesen and Sigval Bergesen, Jr., and through Ole a great-grandfather of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen.
  
  