Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt

Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt (27 January 1807 – 10 July 1865) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament, including two years as President. He was also a professor at the University of Christiania and an Assessor of the Supreme Court.

Personal life Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt was born on the island St. Thomas, then part of the Danish West Indies. His father, Peter Motzfeldt (1777–1854) was a noted military officer and father of the Norwegian Constitution who was stationed on St. Thomas from 1802 to 1809, Ulrik's mother, Ernesta Birgitte Margrethe Stenersen (1789–1848), was the daughter of the B. C. Stenersen, stipendiary magistrate of St. Thomas. Ulrik's younger brother Ketil was also a noted statesman. was a first cousin of Johan Lausen Bull and Norway's first Supreme Court Justice Johan Randulf Bull.

Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt married twice. The marriage with his first wife produced two daughters. Motzfeldt later married Anna Pauline Jørgine Birch, and the couple had two sons and one daughter.

Career Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt enrolled as a law student in 1823, From 1842 Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt also served as a Supreme Court Assessor. He served as President of the Storting from 1857 to 1858, and President of the Lagting from 1859 to 1860.