Morten Ludvig Sundt Explained

Morten Ludvig Sundt (6 April 1809 – 1 June 1891[1]) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.

He was the mayor of Hole from 1850 to 1866.[2] He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1851, representing the rural constituency of Buskeruds Amt. He was re-elected in 1854, 1857, 1859, 1862 and 1865.[3] He owned the farm By Søndre in Hole and is credited for his role in the development of the Ringerike potato (Ringerikspotet).[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dødsfald . 23 July 2024 . Smaalenenes Amtstidende . 16 June 1891.
  2. Web site: Ordførere i Hole 1837–2006. Hole Municipality. Norwegian. 16 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425112141/http://domino.hole.kommune.no/hole/OSKSYS-B.NSF/fa3b0e93b5938e4ac1255fab0073ef89/f7a23b39f6301eaf412564ab003dbd4d/%24FILE/Ordf%C3%B8rere%201837-2006.doc. 25 April 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Morten Ludvig Sundt. Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Norwegian. 16 August 2011.
  4. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/stad/matr50 Buskerud. Hole herad. By søndre (Matrikkelutkastet av 1950)
  5. http://www.ringerikspotet.no/index.php?id=135288 Ringerikspoteten (Ringerikspotet BA)
  6. http://www.historieboka.no/Modules/historiebok_tidsepoke_tema_artikkel.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=2166&Category.ID=1375 Historia om Ringerikspoteten (Av Olav Norheim)