August Bertrand Clifton


August Bertrand Clifton was a Norwegian shipmaster and politician.
He was born in Tønsberg to ship owner Hans Bruu Johannessen and Sofie Kathrine Nielsen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1925-1927, for the Conservative Party.

Second World War

During the Second World War, Clifton was captain on MT Fenris. The ship was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-168 in February 1944, while in the Indian Ocean.