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Thomas Konow (10 October 1796 – 10 October 1881) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was a member of the
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at
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in 1814.


Background

He was born in
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, Norway as a son of merchant Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–1798) and his wife Anna Hedvig Rieck (1756–1810). His father and uncle had migrated from Germany to Norway; the surname stemming from the village, Konau. Thomas Konow was a brother of the merchant-politicians Wollert Konow and
August Konow August Konow (19 October 1780 – 9 April 1873) was a Norwegian businessman and politician from Bergen. Early life Konow was born in Bergen, Norway. He was one of thirteen children of Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–98) and Anna Hedvig Rieck (17 ...
. In March 1827 he married Catharina Magdalene Reichborn (1807–1844).


Career

Starting in 1805 as a cadet in the Danish-Norwegian navy, he was promoted to Junior Lieutenant in 1813 and served on the brig ''
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'' in Norwegian waters. On 6 May 1814 his name was removed from the list of Danish Naval Officers as he had transferred his allegiance to Norway after these two countries separated after the
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. ''Lolland'' became a Norwegian vessel at the same time. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814 as a representative of
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. He supported the position of the Independence Party (''Selvstendighetspartiet''). The youngest member of the Assembly, at his death he was the last surviving member. In the Norwegian navy, he was promoted to Senior Lieutenant (6 October 1821), and through the various ranks of Captain to Rear Admiral and Chief of the Navy (11 July 1860). He served as a temporary councillor of state ''in interim'' in 1861. He retired 10 October 1869.


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