Lars Larsen Forsæth (baptized 9 December 1759 – 12 February 1839) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at 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 t ...

. Tallak Lindstøl: ''Stortinget og Statsraadet'', Kristiania, 1914. B. 1 D. 1 : Biografier A-
digital edition p. 256-257
(in Norwegian) Lars Larsen Forsæth was born at Forset, a family farm at

Klæbu Klæbu is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, a ...

in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. His brother Paul Larsen Forsæth (1762–1817) and their father, Lars Larsen Forsæth (1731–1812) were the only survivors in his family after his mother and four siblings died of

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during the summer of 1773. The two brothers took over operation of the farm in 1788. Both brothers were enterprising farmers who over time bought additional properties. Lars Forsæth served as one of the Settlement Commissioners (''Forlikskommissær'') on the Conciliation Board (''Forliksråd'') for his community for many years. Forsæth was also a skilled carpenter and builder. He produced drawings used to build the

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Klæbu Church.Klæbu kirke
/ref> Lars Larsen Forsæth represented Søndre Trondhjems amt (now Sør-Trøndelag) at the

in 1814, together with Jacob Hersleb Darre and Anders Rambech. At

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information ...

, all three delegates supported the independence party (''selvstendighetspartiet''). Lars Forsæth was decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog and the

Medal for Outstanding Civic Service The Medal for Outstanding Civic Service or ''Medaljen for Borgerdåd'' is the second highest ranked Norwegian medal. In spring 2004 the medal ceased to be awarded. The medal was first established by Royal Resolution April 10, 1819 and later altere ...

(''borgerdådsmedaljen'').''Brødrene Lars og Paul Larsen Forseth'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150813165401/http://eidsvollsmenn.no/english ''Men of Eidsvoll'' (eidsvollsmenn)

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