Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop

Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian politician and priest in the Church of Norway.

Early life He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and was the brother of Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop. He served as a priest in Søndre Throndhjems Amt (now Sør-Trøndelag). He was parish priest of Strinda Church and Bakke Church, near the city of Trondheim (1851 to 1876) and the mayor of Strinda Municipality during two periods (1862-1865) and (1868-1873).

Political career He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county. He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and President of the Storting from 1874. He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included Johan Sverdrup, Johannes Steen and Ole Richter, but later became more moderate/conservative. He died in March 1891.