Ove Sørensen Schjelderup Explained

Ove Sørensen Schjelderup
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Death Place:Norway
Citizenship:Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Profession:Politician
Office:Governor of Nordlandenes amt
Term Start:1704
Term End:1751
Predecessor:Frederik Splet
Successor:Hans Hagerup de Gyldenpalm

Ove Sørensen Schjelderup (1674–1756) was a Norwegian government official. He was educated at the University of Copenhagen. He was given the job of prosecutor for the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway in 1697. In 1704 he was appointed to be the County Governor of Nordland county, a position he held from 1704 until his retirement in 1751.[1] [2]

He was the grandson of Peder Jenssøn Schjelderup. He married Kristin Hansdatter Munch in 1715. She was the daughter of Hans Munch, the Bishop of Christiania.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671. Ole T.. Berg. 3 December 2018. 13 June 2016. Store norske leksikon. . Norwegian.
  2. Encyclopedia: Ove Sørensen Schjelderup. Jon Gunnar. Arntzen. 3 December 2018. 15 February 2009. Store norske leksikon. . Norwegian.