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Niels Fredriksen Dyhren

Niels Fredriksen Dyhren

Norwegian farmer and non-commissioner military officer


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 by Matthias Stoltenberg.
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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]


References

  1. Mardal, Magnus A. "Niels Fredriksen Dyhren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  • Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5



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