Elling Olsson Walbøe (26 May 1763 – 13 December 1831) was a Norwegian farmer, builder, and member of the

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. Walbøe was born at the Valbø farm of Ørskog parish in

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, Norway. Later he bought the Nedre-Lande farm in the same parish. Walbøe was the builder of at least three octagonal churches:

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in Møre og Romsdal and Innvik Church in

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, both of which still exist, as well as

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in Møre og Romsdal, which was demolished during the 1870s. From 1799 to 1827, Walbøe served as a member of the Conciliation Commission (''forlikskommissær'') which mediated private disputes at

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. Together with Hilmar Meincke Krohg and

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, he represented Romsdals amt at the

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in 1814. At the National Assembly he was primarily engaged in matters affecting the interests of farmers. In company with other farmers, he proposed to sell church-owned property in order to generate capital to establish a Norwegian Central Bank. He also supported a proposal to reintroduce a constitutional inheritance law. Valbo stood with the Union party (''Unionspartiet''), as did his fellow representative, Jens Stub.

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1763 births 1831 deaths People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian farmers Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Norwegian people of Swedish descent {{Norway-politician-1760s-stub