Ole Clausen Mørch

Ole Clausen Mørch

Ole Clausen Mørch (2 August 1774 – 1829) was a Norwegian merchant, banker and politician.[1]

He was born in Christianssand in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was the son of a merchant, Claus Mørch. He married Cathrine Margrethe Tobiesen in June 1797, and the couple had two daughters and two sons.[2] One of his granddaughters married Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, brother of Jacob Thurmann Ihlen and father of the later Minister of Foreign Affairs Nils Claus Ihlen. After his father's death in 1797, he inherited his father's business and a number of properties. From 1825 to 1828 he was Director of Christianssands savings bank. [3]

As a politician, Ole Clausen Mørch was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing his hometown Christianssand.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Ole Clausen Mørch (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ↑ Genealogy
  3. ↑ Ole Clausen Mørch (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  4. ↑ Ole Clausen Mørch — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  5. ↑ Ole Clausen Mørch at Eidsvoll 1814