Brynjel Andersen Gjerager
Farmer and father of the Constitution of Norway
About Brynjel Andersen Gjerager
Lived 1761 – 1838 (aged 76–77). Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was a Norwegian farmer and politician.
Brynjel Andersen Gjerager (1761 – 27 January 1838) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.
Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was born in Voss in Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. In his home village, he served for many years a member of the Settlement Commission (forlikskommissaer) which mediated private disputes. He also held other appointment positions in the parish.
He represented Søndre Bergenhus amt (now Hordaland) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll Manor in 1814. He joined fellow representatives Georg Burchard Jersin and Arnoldus von Westen Sylow Koren. At Eidsvoll Manor, all three representatives supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).
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farmer and father of the Constitution of Norway
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Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was born in 1761.
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Brynjel Andersen Gjerager died on 27 January 1838.
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Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was a farmer and politician.
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Brynjel Andersen Gjerager was Norwegian.
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