Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs (1 March 1789 – 31 May 1848) was a Norwegian farmer and soldier. He served as a representative at the

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. Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs was born on the Loftesnes farm at

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, Norway. He was the oldest of seven siblings. In 1818, he moved to the Stenehjem farm in Sogndal parish where he spent the remainder of his life. He was married during 1814 to Berthe Olsdatter with whom he had eight children. In 1814, Loftesnæs was in the military serving with the Musketeers in Sogndal Company (''sogndalske kompani'') division of the Bergenhus Infantry Regiment.''Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
/ref> He represented Bergenhus Regiment at the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised t ...

in 1814, together with Ole Elias Holck. At the Assembly, he belonged to the independence party.

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1789 births 1848 deaths People from Sogndal Norwegian farmers Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Fathers of the Constitution of Norway {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub