Peder Johnsen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Peder Johnsen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1783

Date of Death: 10-Jun-1836

Profession: politician, skipper

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Peder Johnsen (baptised 30 November 1783 – 10 June 1836) was a Norwegian sailor who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.Peder Johnsen was born at Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder, Norway.
He was the youngest of ten siblings.
Johnsen served as a commissioner officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy.
He was an accountant at Kristiansand shipyard in Vest-Agder, before he was assigned as a midshipman.
In later years, he was the captain of the bark De Tvende Brødre.Peder Johnsen represented The Royal Norwegian Navy (Søe-Deffensionen) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
together with Jens Schow Fabricius, Thomas Konow, and Even Thorsen.
He belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). In 1810, Peder Johnsen married Catharine Margrethe Nielsdatter (1788-1832).
They were the parents of seven children.
The family lived on Skippergata street in the central business district of Kvadraturen in Kristiansand.