Peder Jørgen Cloumann (14 April 1747 – 22 December 1817) was a Norwegian bailiff and politician. Peder Jørgen Cloumann was born at

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, Norway where his father was the parish priest. He studied in the

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and achieved his

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in 1763. In 1766, he went to Bratsberg where he served as representative of the governor. He was

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in Øvre Telemark from 1772 to 1811. He purchased the Moen farm in

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during 1783. He represented

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(now Telemark) at the

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in 1814 where he belonged to the union party (''Unionspartiet'').''Unionspartiet'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
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1747 births 1817 deaths People from Hordaland Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog {{Norway-politician-stub