Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm Explained

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm
Birth Date:4 May 1769
Birth Place:Ringsaker, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:military officer

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (4 May 1769  - 15 March 1837) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.[1] [2]

Background

Eilert Ramm was born at the village of Furnes at Ringsaker in Hedmark, Norway. Ramm first joined the Zealand Light Dragon Regiment (sjællandske lette dragonregimentet ) in 1787. He rose through the ranks, and was later First Lieutenant and Captain of the cavalry in 1808.

Career

He represented Søndenfjeldske Dragon-Regiment at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814. He was one of the two representative from Søndenfjeldske Dragon-Regiment together with Peder Paulsen Balke . He belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).[3] [4]

Family life

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm was married twice. He was the grandfather of Carl With, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army and great-grandfather of the artist Gabriel Kielland.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://snl.no/Riksforsamlingen_p%C3%A5_Eidsvoll_1814/representanter Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll 1814 – representanter (Store norske leksikon)
  2. https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Eilert_Waldemar_Preben_Ramm Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  3. https://snl.no/Selvstendighetspartiet/i_1814 Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
  4. Encyclopedia: Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm . Marius A . Mardal . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 5 July 2011 .
  5. Web site: Eidsvollsmennenes etterkommere. Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann) . data.eidsvollsmenn.no . no.