Christian Albrecht Bluhme (27 December 1794 – 6 November 1866) was a Danish lawyer and conservative politician who was the second

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(first time from 1852 to 1853 with title of Prime Minister, second time from 1864 to 1865 with title of council president). He led the country during the latter part of the

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Biography

Bluhme was born in

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as the son of a commander in the navy Hans Emilius Bluhme. Bluhme went to

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, where he became a legal candidate in 1816. In 1820 he became an auditor to the 2nd Jutland Regiment and two years after also the assessor in the Land Surveyor. In 1824, he went to the Governing Council in Trankebar. He returned to Denmark and was appointed in 1831 with the title of State Council to the town and county bailiff at

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. In 1838 he was appointed officer of the

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. He was called in 1843 to participate in the administration as Director of the General Chamber of Commerce and the College of Commerce, whose president he became in January 1848.

Personal life

In 1832, he married Rasmine Wandel (1813-1865), daughter of regimental surgeon in Copenhagen C.F. Wandel. He was the father of naval officer Hans Emil Bluhme (1833-1926).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bluhme, Christian Albrecht 1794 births 1866 deaths Politicians from Copenhagen Prime Ministers of Denmark Foreign ministers of Denmark 19th-century Danish people 19th-century Danish politicians Members of the Rigsrådet (1855-1866)