Andreas Landmark (14 April 1769 – 2 December 1839) was a Norwegian politician and civil servant.
Biography
Personal life
He was born in
Christiania to Nils Svensson – a weaver from
Värmland
Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west.
Name
Several Latinized version ...
, Sweden – and Karen Andersdatter Killerud.
His brother was
Nils Landmark. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with the name Landmark, but some of the children took the name as adults.
Landmark grew up with an uncle in
Aurskog
Aurskog is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre was Aursmoen.
Aurskog was the location of the Battle of Toverud. The parish of ''Urskog'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskaps ...
.
He married Jacobine Caroline Wind (1733–1833). They had nine children, although at least one died young. Their sons included
Jens Landmark,
known as a military officer and politician, and Andreas Landmark. His wife, born in
Borgund near
Aalesund, was a distant relative of the brothers
Peter Daniel Baade Wind Kildal and
Peter Wessel Wind Kildal
Peter Wessel Wind Kildal (24 November 1814 – 22 March 1882) was a Norwegian merchant and industrialist.
Kildal was born at Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Borgund in Møre og Romsdal, Romsdalen county, Norway. He was the son of Ol ...
.
Career
Landmark worked as a bailiff () in
Sunnmøre
Sunnmøre (, ) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities () of Fjord, Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Sande, Haram, Stranda Mu ...
from 1804 to 1829 and was a deputy magistrate in
Sunnfjord
Sunnfjord ( - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Vestland county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, the southernmost parts of Kinn, Sunnfjord, and the southernmost parts of Brem ...
and
Nordfjord
Nordfjord (—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway.
Geography
The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises Stad Muni ...
. He lived on the
Brandal
Brandal is a village in Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shores of the island of Hareidlandet, along the Sulafjorden. The village lies about north of the municipal centre of Hareid and about n ...
farm in
Hareid Hareid may refer to:
Places
*Hareid Municipality, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
*Hareid (village), a village within Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
*Hareid Church, a church in Hareid Municipality in Møre ...
during his time in office as bailiff. In the center of Brandal, a monument in memory of Landmark was unveiled in the autumn of 1977.
In 1821 he was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...
, representing the constituency of
Romsdals Amt; he served until 1823.
His brother
Nils Landmark served during the same period.
Landmark was a member of the
Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society The Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society () was a patriotic and non-profit association with the goal of developing business and agriculture in Norway's Sunnmøre district. The society was established on November 2, 1773 by Melchior Falch in the ...
.
Landmark died in 1839 in
Ørsta Municipality
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Ørsta (v ...
.
References
1769 births
1839 deaths
Møre og Romsdal politicians
Norwegian people of Swedish descent
Members of the Storting 1821–1823
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