Wilhelm Christian Magelssen
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office 5 March 1926 – 25 December 1927
Prime Minister	Ivar Lykke
Preceded by	Ivar P. Tveiten
Succeeded by	Ole Bærøe
Personal details
Born	(1867-01-12)12 January 1867 Søndre Land, Oppland, Sweden-Norway
Died	14 October 1930(1930-10-14) (aged 63)
Political party	Conservative

Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (12 January 1867 – 14 October 1930) was a Norwegian priest and politician from the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1926 to 1927.^[1]

He held positions as priest and parish priest in various places in Northern Norway between 1905 and 1920, diocesan priest in Tromsø between 1920 and 1925, diocesan priest in Stavanger 1925–1926, and he was parish priest in Vestre Aker 1928–1930. Magelssen also served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the cabinet of Ivar Lykke from 5 March 1926 to 25 December 1927. He was also a member of the Lordships Boards of Fredriksvern (Stavern), Langesund and Dverberg for some periods.

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