Even Hammer Holmboe Explained

Even Hammer Holmboe
Office1:Member of Storting for Finmarkens Amt
Term1:1839-?
Birth Date:18 November 1792
Birth Place:Trondenes, Norway
Children:10
Relatives:Leonhard Holmboe (brother)
Hans Holmboe (brother)
Jens Holmboe (nephew)
Occupation:Merchant, vice consul
Father:Jens Holmboe

Even Hammer Holmboe (18 November 1792 – 23 December 1859) was a Norwegian politician.

Personal life

He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe (1752–1804) and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens (1766–1851). He had several brothers and sisters.[1] His brothers Hans and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.

In 1823 he married Maren Johanne Rønning, who hailed from Lofoten. The couple had five sons and five daughters.[2]

Career

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt (which at that time included Finnmark and Troms). He served only one term.[3]

He worked as a merchant and vice consul.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I12374&tree=IEA Family genealogy
  2. http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I12423&tree=IEA Even Hammer Holmboe genealogy
  3. http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11298 Even Hammer Holmboe