Brynjel Andersen Gjerager (1761 – 27 January 1838) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the

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. Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was born in

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, Norway. In his home village, he served for many years a member of the Settlement Commission (''forlikskommissaer'') which mediated private disputes. He also held other appointment positions in the parish. He represented

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(now

) at the

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in 1814. He joined fellow representatives

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and Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren. At

, all three representatives supported the position of the independence party (''Selvstendighetspartiet''). ''Selvstendighetspartiet'' (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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