Peter Schmidt (born 1782), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician and businessman
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Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
About Peter Schmidt (born 1782)
- Peter Schmidt (12 June 1782 – 4 March 1845) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.Peter Schmidt was born in Trondheim, Norway.
- He was merchant, whose parents had re-located to Trondheim from the trading center and port city of Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.
- He was educated in the trade, and actively participated in the family mercantile business.
- Schmidt liquidated his business in 1826 and went into public service.
- He was Public Commissioner of Roads (tukthusinspektør) 1833-1842 and later inspector at the prison.Peter Schmidt represented the city of Trondhjem at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, together with Andreas Rogert.
- At Eidsvoll, he generally supported the union party (Unionspartiet) .
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