Carl Frederik Motzfeldt
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Carl Frederik Motzfeldt was a Norwegian politician.
The son of General Major Carl M. Motzfeldt, he enrolled as a student in 1827 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1838. He was editor-in-chief of Den Constitutionelle
from 1841 to 1842. He mostly worked in the Ministry of Auditing until 1854, when he was appointed County Governor of Finmarkens Amt (today's Troms
and Finnmark
).
In 1857 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the urban constituency of Tromsø, Hammerfest og Vadsø, as the County Governor was seated in Tromsø
. However, he left Northern Norway the same year to become County Governor of Søndre Trondhjems Amt. Seated in Trondhjem
, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger in 1868, 1871 and 1874.
He was issued the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. He retired in 1894, and died in 1902.
The son of General Major Carl M. Motzfeldt, he enrolled as a student in 1827 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1838. He was editor-in-chief of Den Constitutionelle
Den Constitutionelle
Den Constitutionelle is a former Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Christiania, Norway from 1836 to 1847. The newspaper was founded by bookseller Johan Fjeldsted Dahl, and its first editor was Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt from 1836 to 1840. Andreas Munch edited the newspaper from 1841 to 1846...
from 1841 to 1842. He mostly worked in the Ministry of Auditing until 1854, when he was appointed County Governor of Finmarkens Amt (today's Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
and Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
).
In 1857 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the urban constituency of Tromsø, Hammerfest og Vadsø, as the County Governor was seated in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
. However, he left Northern Norway the same year to become County Governor of Søndre Trondhjems Amt. Seated in Trondhjem
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger in 1868, 1871 and 1874.
He was issued the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. He retired in 1894, and died in 1902.