Andreas Martin Seip

Andreas Martin Seip (26 December 1790 – 10 September 1850) was a Norwegian military officer and politician.

He was the son of dr.med. Christian Caspar "Jesper" Seip (1751-1806), who had migrated to Norway from Copenhagen. Both Andreas Martin Seip and his brother Jesper Gotlieb Seip (1793-1865) had a military career, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Andreas Martin Seip also served as a road inspector.[1] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of Frederiksstad. He only served one term.[2]

Andreas Martin Seip was a paternal grandfather of educator and politician Karl Seip, priest Jens Laurits Arup Seip and priest Martin Fredrik Seip. Through Jens Laurits he was a great-grandfather of politician Hans Kristian Seip and academic Didrik Arup Seip.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Seip". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=749709. 
  2. ^ Andreas Martin Seip – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)