Ole Clausen Mørch (2 August 1774 – 4 July 1829) was a Norwegian merchant and banker. He served as a representative at the

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in 1814. He was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of a merchant, Claus Mørch. After his father's death in 1797, he inherited his father's business and a number of properties. From 1825 to 1828 he was Director of Christianssands Sparebank, one of the first savings banks in Norway. In 1814, Ole Clausen Mørch was elected to the

as a representative of Christianssand. At the Assembly. he supported the position of the Union Party (''Unionspartiet''). Mørch was also a member of the finance committee.Ole Clausen Mørch
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

Personal life

He married Cathrine Margrethe Tobiesen (1779-1847) in June 1797. The couple had two daughters and two sons.
/ref> One of his granddaughters married Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, brother of Jacob Thurmann Ihlen and father of the later Minister of Foreign Affairs

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.Ole Clausen Mørch
at Eidsvoll 1814

References

1774 births 1829 deaths People from Vest-Agder Norwegian merchants Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Politicians from Kristiansand 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1770s-stub