Andreas Michael Heiberg Explained

Andreas Michael Heiberg (1 December 1767  - 21 March 1815) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.[1]

Andreas Michael Heiberg was born at Straumsnes in Bergen, Norway. His father was a bailiff in Bergen who later served as district governor of Bornholm, Denmark. He grew up in Denmark and took his legal examination in 1789. He first served as a bailiff in the town of Svaneke on Bornholm. He was also district magistrate at Østre Herred in Bornholm. From 1810 he was a local magistrate and town clerk in Fredrikstad in Østfold.[2] [3]

He represented Fredrikstad at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. At the assembly, he supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).[4] [5]

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  1. http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9061021&selected=9062194 Andreas Michael Heiberg (Eidsvoll 1814)
  2. http://www.hemneslekt.net/getperson.php?personID=I98631&tree=Hemne Andreas Michael Heiberg (Hemneslekt)
  3. https://runeberg.org/trap/3-3/0103.html Østre Herred (Kongeriget Danmark 3.Udgave 3.Bind)
  4. https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Selvstendighetspartiet Selvstendighetspartiet (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  5. Encyclopedia: Andreas Michael Heiberg . Magnus A . Mardal . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 February 2011 .