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Just Henrik Ely (30 November 1759 – 30 March 1824) was a Norwegian military officer 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 ...
during 1814. Just Henrik Ely born at
Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
in
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, Norway. His father was a military officer, and later customs inspector in
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. In 1776, Just Henrik Ely became Sergeant. In 1782 he became Second Lieutenant.. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1786. In 1800. he became Captain of the regiment. In 1811 he was promoted to Major. He represented ''Vesterlenske infanteriregiment'', together with
Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland (30 April 1786 – 14 April 1862) was a Norwegian farmer and soldier. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland was born on the Birkelan ...
, 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 ...
at
Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the munic ...
in 1814.''Just Henrik Ely'' (Stortingsaktivitet)
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150813165401/http://eidsvollsmenn.no/english ''Men of Eidsvoll'' (eidsvollsmenn)


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* Holme Jørn (2014) ''De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus'' (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) 1759 births 1824 deaths People from Stavanger Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Fathers of the Constitution of Norway {{Norway-politician-1750s-stub