Hilmar Meincke Krohg
Hilmar Meincke Krohg (1 January 1776 – 13 August 1851) was a Norwegian politician and elected official. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. [1] [2]
Biography
Hilmar Meincke Krohg was born in Trondheim, Norway. He attended the Trondheim Cathedral School and later earned his law degree in 1799 at the University of Copenhagen. He was appointed district governor in Finnmark in 1811. He was subsequently transferred to Nordre Bergenhus Amt (now Sogn og Fjordane). He was County Governor of Romsdals Amt (now Møre og Romsdal) until 1840.[3]
He was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 where he joined the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). He was also elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament in 1814. He was later elected in 1824 and 1830, representing the constituency of Romsdals Amt.[4] [5] [6]
Personal Life
In 1803, he married Cecilia Edel Sophie Stub (1786 - 1864). They were the parents of nine children.
Honors
Krogh was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog, Order of the Polar Star and Order of Vasa
References
- ↑ Hilmar Meincke Krohg (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
- ↑ Hilmar Meincke Krohg (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
- ↑ Hilmar Meincke Krohg (Norsk biografisk leksikon. Terje Bratberg)
- ↑ Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
- ↑ Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS)
- ↑ Hilmar Meincke Krohg — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
Related Reading
- Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5
| Preceded by | County Governor of Møre og Romsdal 1811–1840 |
Succeeded by Gudbrand Thesen |
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