Thomas Henrik Hammer (1815–1900) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Hailing from

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

, he took the

cand.jur. Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries. ...

degree in 1839 and moved to

Jæren Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway. At about , Jæren is the largest flat lowland area ...

to work.Thomas Henrik Hammer
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

in 1859, representing the constituency of Stavanger Amt.Thomas Henrik Hammer
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) In 1860 he was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (''sorenskriver'') of Indre Sogn. He was a deputy representative to Parliament in 1865 and 1866. He later became district stipendiary magistrate of

Egersund Egersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from t ...

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1815 births 1900 deaths Norwegian jurists Members of the Storting Rogaland politicians Sogn og Fjordane politicians {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub