About Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen
Lived 1793 – 1853 (aged 59). Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen was a Norwegian politician and lawyer.
Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen (22 August 1793 – 28 June 1853) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Sørenssen was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. He was a supreme court lawyer in Oslo from 1822 to 1839. He led the impeachment cases against Jonas Collett in 1827 and Severin Løvenskiold in 1836. From 1839, he served as Magistrate in Aker. Sørenssen's 1833 proposal for constitutional freedom of religion led to the repeal of the Conventicle Act, banning religious gatherings outside of the Church of Norway, in 1842. He was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1848–1850 and 1851–1853, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm under Frederik Due 1850–1851.
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Norwegian Minister of Justice
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Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen was born on 22 August 1793 in Strømsø.
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Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen died on 28 June 1853 in Christiania.
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Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen was a politician and lawyer.
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