Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian politician and priest in the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

Early life

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and was the brother of Bishop

Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop (6 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, educator and Bishop of Oslo. Biography Essendrop was born Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peter Essendrop (1776-1819) and ...

. He served as a priest in Søndre Throndhjems Amt (now Sør-Trøndelag). He was parish priest of the

Strinda Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim south and ea ...

and

Bakklandet Bakklandet is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies in the borough of Østbyen on the east side of the Nidelva river between the Bakke Bridge (''Bakke bru'') and the Old Town Bridge (''Gamle Bybro''). The ...

neighborhoods in Trondheim (1851 to 1876) and village mayor during two periods (1862-1865) and (1868-1873).

Political career

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county. He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and President of the Storting from 1874.Presidents of the Storting
/ref> He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included Johan Sverdrup,

Johannes Steen Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen (22 July 1827 - 1 April 1906) was a Norwegian statesman and educator who served as the 6th prime minister of Norway from 1891 to 1893 and from 1898 to 1902. Background He was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Nor ...

and

Ole Richter Ole Jørgensen Richter (23 May 1829 – 15 June 1888) was a Norwegian lawyer, politician, parliamentarian and the prime minister of the Norwegian Government in Stockholm. Early life and education Son of Jørgen and Massi Richter, Ole was born ...

, but later became more moderate/conservative. After he became dean of

Nidaros Cathedral Nidaros Cathedral ( no, Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–102 ...

in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

at Trondheim, he was elected from the constituency of ''Trondhjem og Levanger'' in 1877 and 1880.

Later life

Essendrop also served as praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1874 to 1883. He died in March 1891.

References

1812 births 1891 deaths Norwegian priest-politicians Presidents of the Storting Members of the Storting Politicians from Trondheim Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub