Páll Melsteð (amtmann), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Páll Melsteð (amtmann)

Icelandic politician and lawyer (1791-1861)

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1791

Date of Death: 09-May-1861

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Denmark, Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Páll Melsteð (31 March 1791 – 9 May 1861) was an Icelandic official and politician. He graduated from Bessastaðir School in 1809 and from Copenhagen University with a degree in law in 1815.
From 1815 to 1849 he served as a sýslumaður in various sýslur.
In 1849 he became the amtmann of the Western Amt, an office he retained until his death.
He was a member of the Althing by royal appointment from 1847 until his death.
He was also appointed by the king to the National Assembly of 1851. He was the father of Páll Melsteð the historian.



Alternative names	Sigurður Guðmundsson, Sigurðr Guðmundsson
Description	Icelandic painter
Date of birth/death	9 March 1833	7 September 1874
Location of birth/death	Helluland, Iceland	Iceland
Authority control	: Q4418698 VIAF: 50291942 ISNI: 0000 0000 5471 4026 LCCN: nr2004024485 Open Library: OL5104024A GND: 1051924537 WorldCat