Thomas Bryn (29 March 1782 – 6 September 1827) was a Norwegian jurist, magistrate and civil servant. He served as a representative at the

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. Thomas Bryn was born at

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, Norway. Bryn was the son of Thomas Thomassen Bryn (1756-1830) who was director of mining at the

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. He first worked as a printer's assistant and later clerk in Buskerud. After a few years of service, he traveled to the

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to study law. In 1805, he earned his law degree and returned to Kongsberg. He some found work in the administration of District Governor

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. In 1808, he married Susanne Lind (1783 - 1827). The couple had eight children. The family lived at Klubbgaarden in Larvik and owned the Lunde farm in Tjølling. In 1810 he was appointed judge in Østre Råbyggelaget. In 1816, he became Magistrate (''sorenbirkeskriver'') in Larvik. Thomas Bryn represented Råbyggelaget Amt (now Aust-Agder) at the

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in 1814, together with Even Torkildsen Lande and Ole Knudsen Tvedten. At Eidsvoll, he supported the position of the union party (''Unionspartiet''). He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1814 and 1827. His diary from 1814 was later printed. When

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was preparing his work on Norway's constitutional history, he came across this diary and used it as one of their sources. It was also used in an impeachment case in

1845 Events January–March * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 2 ...

. ''Thomas Bryn, Født: 1782'' (Stortingsaktivitet)
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150813165401/http://eidsvollsmenn.no/english ''Men of Eidsvoll'' (eidsvollsmenn)

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