Andreas Martin Seip (26 December 1790 – 10 September 1850) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was the son of

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Christian Caspar "Jesper" Seip (1751–1806), who had migrated to Norway from

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. Both Andreas Martin Seip and his brother Jesper Gotlieb Seip (1793–1865) had a military career, reaching the rank of

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. Andreas Martin Seip also served as a road inspector. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of

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. He only served one term.Andreas Martin Seip
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Andreas Martin Seip was a paternal grandfather of educator and politician

Karl Seip Karl Seip (5 April 1850 – 16 September 1909) was a Norwegian priest and educator, who also served as the Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1908 to 1909. Personal life Karl Seip was born in Christiania as the son of priest Hans C ...

, priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip and priest Martin Fredrik Seip. Through Jens Laurits he was a great-grandfather of politician

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and academic

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1790 births 1850 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Members of the Storting Østfold politicians People from Fredrikstad Norwegian people of Danish descent Andreas Martin {{Norway-mil-bio-stub