Carl Valentin Falsen (27 May 1787–14 April 1852) was a

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, a county governor, and member of the

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Biography

Falsen was born in Christiania, Norway. He was the son of Norwegian Chief Justice

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(1755–1808) and Anna Henrike Petronelle Mathiesen (1762–1825). He was the brother of

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. Both his father and grandfather were senior justice officials. He was trained in the law and took his examination as a

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(''cand. Jur.'') at the

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in 1806. Falsen was the town clerk for

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starting in 1809. He was hired as the town bailiff for Trondheim from 1821 until 1826. In 1826, he served as the magistrate judge for

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, and

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. In 1839, he was appointed county governor for Bratsberg county (now called Telemark). He served in that job until 1846 when he was transferred to a new job. From 1846 until 1852, he served as the county governor of Christianssand stiftamt as well as the county governor of Lister og Mandals amt (one of the subordinate counties). Falsen was elected to the

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in 1818 and 1821 as a representative from Trondheim, in 1830-1838 from

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from 1842 and 1845 representing Bratsberg and 1848-1850 as representative from

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. He served as

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() during 1833, 1845, and 1848. Carl Falsen was honored as a knight of the

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in 1822. He was made a commander in the Order of St. Olav in 1847.

References

1787 births 1852 deaths Civil servants from Oslo Presidents of the Storting University of Copenhagen alumni Norwegian jurists Politicians from Oslo 19th-century Norwegian politicians Order of the Polar Star County governors of Norway {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub