Peder Tonning (14 January 1782 – 3 May 1839) was a Norwegian politician. He was the son of the wealthy merchant Ole Tonning in

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, but moved to Aalesund. When local government was introduced in Norway in 1837 (the

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law), Tonning became the first mayor of Aalesund.NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia
/ref> He was elected to the

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in 1814 and 1830, representing the constituency of '' Romsdals Amt''. He was also a deputy representative in 1821. He worked as postmaster.Peder Tonning
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1782 births 1839 deaths Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Politicians from Ålesund Members of the Storting 1830–1832 Members of the Storting 1821–1823 Members of the Storting 1814 {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub