Peder Strand Rygh (7 August 1800 – 15 April 1868) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to 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 ...

in 1839, 1842, 1845, 1851, 1854, 1857, 1862 and 1865, representing the rural constituency of Nordre Trondhjems Amt. He worked as a bailiff, and later bank director.Peder Strand Rygh
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He hailed from

Verdalen Verdalen is a village in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located immediately northwest of the municipal centre of Kleppe Kleppe is the administrative centre of Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The ...

. Together with Ingeborg Marie Bentsen (1809–1878) he had a son Oluf Rygh, who achieved recognition as an archeologist and historian.

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1800 births 1868 deaths Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag People from Verdal Members of the Storting 1865–1867 Members of the Storting 1862–1864 Members of the Storting 1857–1858 Members of the Storting 1854–1856 Members of the Storting 1851–1853 Members of the Storting 1845–1847 Members of the Storting 1842–1844 Members of the Storting 1839–1841 {{Norway-politician-1800s-stub