Hans Riddervold (7 November 1795 – 20 July 1876) was a Norwegian

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and

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Personal life

He was born at Teien in Åsgårdstrand as a son of shipmaster Adolf Kvernheim Riddervold (1760–1817) and Bredine Bolette Nielsen (1773–1811). He was the father of Julius Riddervold, who in turn was a grandfather of Hans Julius Riddervold. Hans Riddervold's daughter Bodil Mathea married Cato Guldberg and the daughter Mette Marie Riddervold married Peter Andreas Jensen. Hans Riddervold married Anna Maria Bull (1803–1870) in June 1822. She was a younger sister of Cato Guldberg's mother Hanna Sophie Theresia Bull, making Cato and Bodil Mathea first cousins.

Career

He received his Cand.theol. degree in 1819. He was the bishop of Nidaros from 1843 until 1849. In 1827, he was elected to the

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and while in office, he was elected as the president of the Storting. He was the minister of church affairs and education for several periods between 1848 and 1872, as well as minister of auditing in 1852 and

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in 1853, and member of the Council of State Division in

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from 1849 to 1850 and 1854–1855. Riddervold was awarded the Grand Cross of the

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in 1859 and the Gold Medal for Outstanding Civic Service in 1869.

References

1795 births 1876 deaths People from Vestfold Presidents of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Ministers of finance of Norway Bishops of Nidaros Ministers of education of Norway Members of the Storting 1848–1850 Members of the Storting 1842–1844 Members of the Storting 1839–1841 Members of the Storting 1836–1838 Members of the Storting 1833–1835 Members of the Storting 1830–1832 Members of the Storting 1827–1829 {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub