Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt was born on the island St. Thomas, then part of the Danish West Indies. His father, Peter Motzfeldt (1777–1854) was a noted military officer and father of the Norwegian Constitution who was stationed on St. Thomas from 1802 to 1809,[1] Ulrik's mother, Ernesta Birgitte Margrethe Stenersen (1789–1848), was the daughter of the B. C. Stenersen, stipendiary magistrate of St. Thomas.[2] Ulrik's younger brother Ketil was also a noted statesman.[1] In addition, their paternal great-grandmother Birgitte Andrea Bull[3] was a first cousin of Johan Lausen Bull and Norway's first Supreme Court Justice Johan Randulf Bull.
Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt married twice. The marriage with his first wife produced two daughters.[3] Their daughter Marie Sophie Erneste married jurist and politician Ulrik Fredrik Christian Arneberg.[4] Motzfeldt later married Anna Pauline Jørgine Birch, and the couple had two sons and one daughter.[3] Their oldest son Ernst became a government minister.[5]
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Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt enrolled as a law student in 1823,[1] and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1826. In 1829 he was hired as a lector at the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo). He was promoted in 1834, to professor of jurisprudence. His most important publications include Den norske Kirkeret (1844) and Lovgivningen om Odelsretten og Aasædesretten (1846).[6] From 1842 Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt also served as a Supreme CourtAssessor.[6]
Motzfeldt was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt (now Østfold). He was re-elected in 1854, but this time representing the city of Christiania (now Oslo). He was then re-elected in 1857, 1859 and finally in 1862.[7] He served as President of the Storting from 1857 to 1858, and President of the Lagting from 1859 to 1860.[6] He also served as mayor of Kristiania from 1853 to 1860.[8][1]
ulrik, anton, motzfeldt, january, 1807, july, 1865, norwegian, jurist, politician, served, five, terms, norwegian, parliament, including, years, president, also, professor, university, christiania, assessor, supreme, court, personal, life, edit, born, island, . Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt 27 January 1807 10 July 1865 was a Norwegian jurist and politician He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament including two years as President He was also a professor at the University of Christiania and an Assessor of the Supreme Court Ulrik Anton MotzfeldtPersonal life editUlrik Anton Motzfeldt was born on the island St Thomas then part of the Danish West Indies His father Peter Motzfeldt 1777 1854 was a noted military officer and father of the Norwegian Constitution who was stationed on St Thomas from 1802 to 1809 1 Ulrik s mother Ernesta Birgitte Margrethe Stenersen 1789 1848 was the daughter of the B C Stenersen stipendiary magistrate of St Thomas 2 Ulrik s younger brother Ketil was also a noted statesman 1 In addition their paternal great grandmother Birgitte Andrea Bull 3 was a first cousin of Johan Lausen Bull and Norway s first Supreme Court Justice Johan Randulf Bull Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt married twice The marriage with his first wife produced two daughters 3 Their daughter Marie Sophie Erneste married jurist and politician Ulrik Fredrik Christian Arneberg 4 Motzfeldt later married Anna Pauline Jorgine Birch and the couple had two sons and one daughter 3 Their oldest son Ernst became a government minister 5 Career editUlrik Anton Motzfeldt enrolled as a law student in 1823 1 and graduated with the cand jur degree in 1826 In 1829 he was hired as a lector at the Royal Frederick University now University of Oslo He was promoted in 1834 to professor of jurisprudence His most important publications include Den norske Kirkeret 1844 and Lovgivningen om Odelsretten og Aasaedesretten 1846 6 From 1842 Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt also served as a Supreme Court Assessor 6 Motzfeldt was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851 representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt now Ostfold He was re elected in 1854 but this time representing the city of Christiania now Oslo He was then re elected in 1857 1859 and finally in 1862 7 He served as President of the Storting from 1857 to 1858 and President of the Lagting from 1859 to 1860 6 He also served as mayor of Kristiania from 1853 to 1860 8 1 References edit a b c d Motzfeldt Ulrik Anton Nordisk familjebok Stockholm Expeditionen af Nordisk familjebok 1887 Genealogy Archived 2011 06 05 at the Wayback Machine a b c Genealogy of Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt Genealogy Archived 2007 03 15 at the Wayback Machine Ernst Motzfeldt Norwegian Social Science Data Services NSD a b c Motzfeldt Ulrik Anton Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2007 Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt Norwegian Social Science Data Services NSD Mayors of Oslo and Aker 1837 2007 Oslo municipality Political offices Preceded byLars Rasch Mayor of Oslo1853 1860 Succeeded byFrederik Stang Preceded byHans J C AallGeorg Prahl Harbitz President of the Storting1857 1858 Succeeded byHans J C AallGeorg Prahl Harbitz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt amp oldid 1191846326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
