Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian politician and priest in the

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Early life

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and was the brother of Bishop

Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop (6 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, educator and Bishop of Oslo. Biography Essendrop was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peter Essendrop (1776-1819) an ...

. He served as a priest in Søndre Throndhjems Amt (now Sør-Trøndelag). He was parish priest of Strinda Church and Bakke Church, near the

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(1851 to 1876) and the mayor of

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during two periods (1862-1865) and (1868-1873).

Political career

He was elected to the

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in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county. He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and

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from 1874.Presidents of the Storting
/ref> He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included

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, Johannes Steen and Ole Richter, but later became more moderate/conservative. After he became dean of

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in the

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Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

, he was elected from the constituency of ''Trondhjem og Levanger'' in 1877 and 1880.

Later life

Essendrop also served as praeses of the

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from 1874 to 1883. He died in March 1891.

References

1812 births 1891 deaths Norwegian priest-politicians Presidents of the Storting Politicians from Trondheim Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Members of the Storting 1880–1882 Members of the Storting 1877–1879 Members of the Storting 1874–1876 Members of the Storting 1871–1873 Members of the Storting 1865–1867 Members of the Storting 1862–1864 {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub