Peter Schmidt (12 June 1782 – 4 March 1845) was a Norwegian merchant and politician. Peter Schmidt was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway. He was merchant, whose parents had re-located to Trondheim from the trading center and port city of

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. He was educated in the trade, and actively participated in the family mercantile business. Schmidt liquidated his business in 1826 and went into public service. He was Public Commissioner of Roads (''tukthusinspektør'') 1833-1842 and later inspector at the prison. Peter Schmidt represented the city of

Trondhjem Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

at the

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in 1814, together with Andreas Rogert. At Eidsvoll, he generally supported the union party (''Unionspartiet'') .

Personal life

He was the son of merchant Claus Christian Petersen Schmidt (1751- 1831) and Johanne Christine Bech (1754-1840). In 1804, he married Anna Sophie Grundt (1781- 1866). He was the father of a number of children.Peter Schmidt (1782 - 1845)
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1782 births 1845 deaths Businesspeople from Trondheim Politicians from Trondheim Norwegian merchants Fathers of the Constitution of Norway 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub