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, he worked as a military officer until 1811, when he became chief of customs in

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. In 1817 he became '' fut'' in the district ''

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''. He was elected to the

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from Søndre Bergenhus in 1821, 1822 and 1824. Political parties did not exist at the time. He became County Governor of Finnmarkens amt in 1828, of Stavangers amt in 1829 and of

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in 1833. Originally governing from the market town of

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, he moved to

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in 1840, becoming the second Nordre Bergenhus county governor to actually live in the county. He held the position until 1844.

References

Christian Ulrik Kastrup
at the NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia 1784 births 1850 deaths County governors of Norway Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub