Christopher Borgersen Hoen (26 August 1767 – 17 May 1845) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.
Life
Christopher Hoen was born on the Vølstad farm in
Øvre Eiker in the county of
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...
, Norway. In 1791, he acquired the Hoen farm (''Nedre Hoen i Øvre Eiker''). Christopher Hoen became one of the richest and most influential farmers in the area. Hoen was also a prominent
Haugean and supporter of revivalist and lay minister
Hans Nielsen Hauge. His farm became the center of a large circle of Haugeans in
Eiker. In 1797, he held a prayer meeting for the local farmers with Hans Nilsen Hauge. The parish priest demanded that the assembly had to be dissolved. The
Conventicle Act of 1741 () prohibited any religious meetings without the parish priest's approval. The meeting resulted in an attempt to arrest both men. The farmers created a diversion while Hoen and Hauge both escaped.
Hoen enjoyed a great reputation and was well-trusted. During the emergency war years 1807–1808, he was entrusted with the distribution of moss-like grain surrogate for the poor, and he managed the Eiker granary from 1810 to 1824. He represented
Buskerud
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at the
Norwegian Constituent Assembly at
Eidsvoll
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in 1814, together with
Frederik Schmidt, who was vicar of
Eger
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, and
Johan Collett, who was
County Governor of Buskerud.
Legacy
His son,
Borger Christophersen Hoen, inherited the Hoen farm and later served in the
Norwegian Parliament as a representative from
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...
.
References
Related Reading
*Wee, Mons Olson (1919) ''Haugeanism: A Brief Sketch of the Movement and Some of Its Chief Exponents'' (Harvard University)
External links
Konventikkelplakaten
1767 births
1845 deaths
People from Øvre Eiker
Fathers of the Constitution of Norway
Norwegian farmers
Buskerud politicians
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