Christian Garup Meidell (30 January 1780 – 19 March 1863) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in

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as the son of Jacob Gerhard Meidell (1735–1796) and his wife Birgitte Munthe Finde (1754–1789). He married Marie Helene Hille (1799–1871) from

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, and they had ten children.Genealogy
/ref> He took his education in

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, and embarked on a military career. He eventually became

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, serving from 1839 to 1854.Christian Gahrup Meidell
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia He was elected to the

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in 1827, representing the constituency of

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. He served only one term.Christian Garup Meidell
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He had served as a deputy representative in 1824. He was also the first mayor of

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municipality, serving in 1838 and 1839.

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1780 births 1863 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars 19th-century Norwegian military personnel People from Balestrand 19th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub