Paul Thorsen Harildstad (23 December 1764 – 15 January 1843) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the

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in 1814.

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Paul Thorsen (''Pål Torsson'') was born on the farm Søre Harildstad in the parish of

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, Norway. He was the seventh of eight children born to a farming family in the Gudbrand Valley. Paul Thorsen was married in 1792 with Rønnaug Larsdotter from the parish of

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. The couple lived on the farm Åmodt near the village of

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in Nord-Trøndelag where they raised their family of three sons. He was commissioned as an officer in 1788 and participated in the campaign against Sweden 1808–1809. He participated in the Battle of Toverud in

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during 1808 and was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog for bravery. He represented the Oppland Infantry Regiment (''Oplandske Infanteriregiment'') at the

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together with Diderich Hegermann, Commander of the regiment. Both representatives were supporters of the independence party (''Selvstendighetspartiet'').''Selvstendighetspartiet'' (Norsk partipolitisk leksikon )
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''Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814'' (Cappelen Damm AS) ''Men of Eidsvoll'' (eidsvollsmenn)Biography of Paul Thorsen Harildstad
1764 births 1843 deaths People from Sel Fathers of the Constitution of Norway Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Order of the Dannebrog {{Norway-politician-1760s-stub

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