Claus Bendeke

Claus Bendeke by Christian Olsen. Belongs to Eidsvoll 1814
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Claus Bendeke (3 December 1763 – 29 May 1828) was a Norwegian jurist and government official. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.^[1]

Claus Bendeke was born at Vang in Hamar in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Magistrate and Chancellor Andreas Bendeke (1712-1780). In 1783, he became a student at Elsinore school in Helsingør and in 1788 he studied law. In 1795, he became merchant and whaling inspector in Greenland from a service location in Nuuk. He served as District Governor in Hedmark from 1804-1816. In September 1816, he was appointed Assessor in Christiania (now Oslo) Court and was Counselor from 1823. Bendek was married to Magdalene Cathrine Pihl (1787-1843), daughter of Abraham Pihl. The couple made their home at Kjonerud, a farm in Stange where they raised their family. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He represented Hedemarken amt (now Hedmark) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. At the Assembly, he supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Claus Bendeke (Stortingsaktivitet)
2. Claus Bendeke (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
3. Claus Bendeke (hemneslekt)
4. Bendeke, Claus (Eidsvollsmann)
5. Selvstendighetspartiet (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
6. "Claus Bendeke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

External Links

• Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS)
• Men of Eidsvoll (eidsvollsmenn)

Related Reading

• Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5