Niels Fredriksen Dyhren Explained

Niels Fredriksen Dyhren (16 February 1778  - 25 August 1866) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioner military officer. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814.^[1]

Niels Fredriksen Dyhren was born on the Dyhren farm in Østre Toten in Oppland, Norway. In 1800, he became a soldier with Jegerkorpset-Akershus Regiment and 1801 Corporal in the regimental artillery company. In 1814, he was a member of the Norske Jæger Corps and was a Corporal in Valderske skarpskytterbataillon. His time in service included the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1807-1809 and 1814).^{[2] [3]}

He represented Norske Jæger Corps at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 together with Palle Fleischer. At Eidsvoll, he supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet) .^{[4] [5] [6]}

External links

• Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS)
• Men of Eidsvoll (eidsvollsmenn)

Related Reading

• Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm)

Notes and References

1. http://www.eidsvoll1814.no/?aid=9061021&selected=9061956 Niels Fredriksen Dyhren (Eidsvoll 1814)
2. https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Niels_Dyhren Niels Fredriksen Dyhren (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
3. http://data.eidsvollsmenn.no/tng/getperson.php?personID=I49925&tree=Eidsvollsmenn Dyhren, Nils Fredriksen (Eidsvollsmann)
4. https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Selvstendighetspartiet Selvstendighetspartiet (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
5. Encyclopedia: Niels Fredriksen Dyhren . Magnus A . Mardal . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 17 July 2011 .
6. http://www.xn--kirkenistretoten-rxb.no/index.php/component/content/article/9-nyheter/423-grunnlovsjubileet Grunnlovsjubileet i Østre Toten (kirkenistretoten)