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Johan Henrik Rye (1 November 1787 – 14 July 1868) was a
Norwegian
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military officer, jurist and elected official.
Biography
Johan Henrik Rye attended the
Norwegian Military College and graduated in 1812. From 1809-1814, he served as an officer in the Copenhagen Infantry Regiment (''Københavns infanteriregiment'').
He served as
County Governor of ''Jarlsbergs og Laurvigs amt'' (now
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...
) from 1829 to 1833. He was then appointed
assessor at the
Supreme Court
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.
[Administrasjon og embetsmenn](_blank)
in volume two of ''Sem og Slagen - en bygdebok'', by Sigurd H. Unneberg. Published by Vestfold University College. In 1834 he was named to a committee which prepared the ''
formannskap'' laws in Norway, introducing
local governance in the country.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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from the constituency
Christiania in 1836, and was re-elected in 1839, 1842 and 1845.
[Johan Henrik Rye born 1787](_blank)
- Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) From 1836 to 1837 he served as
President of the Storting
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, together with
Søren A. W. Sørenssen.
Personal life
Johan Henrik Rye was one of the sons of Matthias Andreas Rye (1793-1860) and Elisabeth Johanne Lind. His father was a captain and battalion manager of the Telemark Infantry Regiment (''Telemarkens Infanteriregiment''). His brother was Danish
major-general
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Olaf Rye
Olaf Rye (16 November 1791 – 6 July 1849) was a Denmark–Norway, Norwegian-Danish military officer. He died in battle during the First Schleswig War and is considered to have been a Danish war hero.
Biography
Olaf Rye was born at Bø, Tele ...
(1791–1849).
Johan Henrik Rye married Jacobine "Bina" Ulrica Alstrup (1784–1851). Their daughter Thale Cathrine Rye (1820-1900) married later Councillor of State
Niels Mathias Rye
Niels Mathias Rye (24 August 1824 – 6 February 1905) was a Norwegian politician. Biography
Niels Rye was born at Bø i Telemark in 1824, as the son of Lieutenant Colonel Johan Mathias Rye (1793–1860) and Christiane Elisabeth Sparre, née Gasman ...
(1824-1905).
Niels Rye biography
at regjeringen.no
Rye was appointed a knight of the Order of St. Olav
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in 1847 and promoted to commander in 1867.
He died during 1868 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund
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in Oslo
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.
References
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1787 births
1868 deaths
People from Bø, Telemark
Norwegian jurists
County governors of Norway
Presidents of the Storting
Members of the Storting
Politicians from Oslo
Norwegian politicians
Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal
Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour