Ole Rasmussen Apeness (11 February 1765 – 14 February 1859) was a Norwegian district sheriff, soldier, and farmer. He served as a representative at the

Norwegian Constitutional 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 ...

. Ole Rasmussen Apeness was born at Borre in

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 ...

, Norway. Apeness was associated

Haugean The Haugean movement or Haugeanism ( no, haugianere) was a Pietistic state church reform movement intended to bring new life and vitality into the Church of Norway which had been often characterized by formalism and lethargy. The movement empha ...

pietistic state church reform movement. He became a soldier in 1783 and participated as a

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not pursued a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. (Non-officers, which includes most or all enli ...

in the campaign against Sweden in 1788. In 1794 he became sheriff in Borre, a post he held for 30 years. From 1808 to 1845 he was with the Conciliation Commission (''Forlikskommisjon''). In 1794, he was married to Elen Marie Hansdatter (1775–1818). In 1789, he bought the family farm from his mother where he and his wife raised their seven children. In 1819, his farm, Apenesgården, was purchased for use as

Karljohansvern Karjohansvern (''Karljohansvern Orlogsstasjon, KJV'') at Horten was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1850 to 1963. Background In 1818, it was decided to establish a naval base in Horten. It was first called ''Hortens verft'', an ...

, the main base for the

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 3 ...

Horten is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand an ...

from 1819 to 1963. In 1824 he bought a farm in Sem and stayed there the rest of his life. He represented Jarlsberg Grevskab (now Vestfold) 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 th ...

in 1814. Together with his fellow delegates,

Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (21 September 1779 – 27 August 1840) was a Norwegian statesman and nobleman. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native Norwegian to hold the ...

and magistrate

Gustav Peter Blom Gustav Peter Blom (4 July 1785 – 28 October 1869) was a Norwegian civil servant, politician and historian. He was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll during 1814. Blom was born at Hurum in Buskerud, Norway. Blo ...

, he supported the position of the union party (''Unionspartiet'').''Unionspartiet'' (Norsk partipolitisk leksikon)
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150813165401/http://eidsvollsmenn.no/english ''Men of Eidsvoll'' (eidsvollsmenn)

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