Daniel Larsen Schevig (1786 – 6 October 1833) was a Norwegian military officer and constitutional founding father. He was born at the farm Gladsjø in

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, and spent his career as a farmer on Skjevik farm. He was a sergeant in the

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway ...

, and received the

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in 1808 for his war efforts at Duved skanse. He was also a member of the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

, representing ''1. Trondhjemske Infanteriregiment''.

Halvdan Koht Halvdan Koht (7 July 1873 – 12 December 1965) was a Norwegian historian and politician representing the Labour Party. Born in the north of Norway to a fairly distinguished family, he soon became interested in politics and history. Star ...

notes that Schevig "probably" favored Norwegian independence over a union with another country. Schevig was married from November 1811, and died on his farm in October 1833.

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1786 births 1833 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag People from Steinkjer {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub