Personal Life
He was born in Ranheim as a son of businessman Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen (1801–1859) and his wife Karen Amalie Hagerup (1811–1890). He was a brother-in-law of Jens Jenssen, grandson of businessman Matz Jenssen and nephew of Jens Nicolai and Hans Peter Jenssen. Through his mother he was a first cousin of Prime Minister Francis Hagerup, and nephew of Henrik Steffens Hagerup.
In March 1862 Jenssen married Jørgine Wilhelmine Darre (1842–1910) She was a daughter of Hans Jørgen Darre and hailed from Klæbo. Their sons Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen both entered national politics; serving as Minister of Labour in the early twentieth century. Another son Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt was a notable engineer and had a son also named Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt, a notable jurist.
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