Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian politician and priest in the Church of Norway.

Early life

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and was the brother of Bishop

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. He served as a priest in Søndre Throndhjems Amt (now Sør-Trøndelag). He was parish priest of the Strinda and Bakklandet neighborhoods in

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(1851 to 1876) and village mayor during two periods (1862-1865) and (1868-1873).

Political career

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 bas ...

in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county. He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and

President of the Storting 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 bas ...

from 1874.Presidents of the Storting
/ref> He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included

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and Ole Richter, but later became more moderate/conservative. After he became dean of Nidaros Cathedral in the

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, he was elected from the constituency of ''Trondhjem og Levanger'' in 1877 and 1880.

Later life

Essendrop also served as praeses of the

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( da, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS) is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The ...

from 1874 to 1883. He died in March 1891.

References

1812 births 1891 deaths Norwegian priest-politicians Presidents of the Storting Members of the Storting Politicians from Trondheim Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-politician-1810s-stub