Halvor Olaus Christensen [SEP] occupation
Halvor Olaus Christensen
Halvor Olaus Christensen (18 February 1800 – 10 June 1891) was a Norwegian politician.
Biography.
He was born at Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway.
He was the son of  Christian Christensen Kollerud and father of Thorvald Christian Christensen.
Christensen passed his legal exam in 1822. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, 1836, 1839, 1842, 1845, 1848, 1854, 1862, 1865, 1868 and 1871. He represented the constituency of Stavanger, which was
Øvre Kollerud" in Høland as well as operating a sawmill.
He represented Akershus at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, together with Peder Anker and Christian Magnus Falsen.
He was married in 1788 with Mette Marie Colstad (1768-1816). They were the parents of Halvor Olaus Christensen and Thorvald Christian Christensen (1833-1913), both of whom served in the Norwegian Parliament.
External links.
- "Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814" (Cappelen Damm AS)
Related Reading.
- Holme