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
Setskog
Setskog is a village and a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It bordered Østfold county to the south, Hedmark county to the north and Sweden to the east.
History
Setskog was created by a split from Høland municipality on 1 Janua ...
in Høland (now
Aurskog-Holand), in
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 ...
, Norway. He attended school in
Fredrikshald (now
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
) 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
Norwegian Constituent 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 ...
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
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 ...
.
''Kollerud, Christian Christensen'' (Eidsvollsmann)
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References
External links
Related Reading
*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
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