Lars Johannes Irgens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lars Johannes Irgens

jurist and father of the Constitution of Norway

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1775

Place of Birth: Hof, Hedmark, Hedmark, Norway

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1830

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Lars Johannes Irgens

  • Lars Johannes Irgens (9 October 1775 – 22 April 1830) was a Norwegian jurist and public official.
  • He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.Lars Johannes Irgens was born in Hof in Solør, Hedmark, Norway.
  • He was the son of the parish priest of Hof. He was married to Christiane Louise Smith (1778-1858) with whom he had eight children including Norwegian government minister Nils Christian Irgens.He served as a lieutenant in Oppland Dragon Corps (Oplandske Dragonregiment).
  • He graduated as cand.jur.
  • in 1802, and was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) at Sogn in Sogn og Fjordane the same year.
  • He held this office until his death . He represented Nordre Bergenhus amt (now Sogn og Fjordane) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 together with Peder Hjermann and Niels Nielsen.
  • All three representatives supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).

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