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Christian Christensen Kollerud (6 August 176728 March 1833) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the
Norwegian Constitutional Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly ( or ) is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark. The meetings took place at the Eidsvoll Manor in th ...
. Christian Christensen Kollerud was born at
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in Høland (now Aurskog-Holand), in
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, Norway. He attended school in Fredrikshald (now
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) while living with future Norwegian Government minister,
Carsten Tank Carsten Tank (24 April 1766 – 28 January 1832) was a Norwegian businessman and politician who served as Norwegian councilor of government of the 1st Ministry (finance and taxes, March–November 1814), and later councilor of state of the same ...
at ''Rød Herregård'', the family estate at Halden of merchant Nils Carstensen Tank (1725–1801). Christian Christensen Kollerud owned several farms including ''Øvre Kollerud'' in Høland as well as operating a sawmill. He represented
Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...
at the
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in 1814, together with
Peder Anker Peder Anker (8 December 1749 – 10 December 1824) was a prominent Norwegian landowner, businessman and politician. He served as the first prime minister of Norway from 1814 until 1822. Biography Peder Anker was a member of a Danish-Norweg ...
and
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen (14 September 1782 – 13 January 1830) was a Norwegian statesman, jurist and historian. He was a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly and was one of the writers of the constitution of Norway. Falsen has been name ...
. He was married in 1788 with Mette Marie Colstad (1768–1816). They were the parents of Halvor Olaus Christensen and Thorvald Christian Christensen (1833–1913), both of whom served in the
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.''Kollerud, Christian Christensen'' (Eidsvollsmann)
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*Holme, Jørn (2014) ''De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus''(Oslo: Cappelen Damm) 1767 births 1833 deaths People from Aurskog-Høland Norwegian farmers Fathers of the Constitution of Norway {{Norway-politician-1760s-stub