Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (4 May 1769 – 15 March 1837) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814. [1] [2]

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm
Born(1769-05-04)4 May 1769
Ringsaker, Norway
Died15 March 1837(1837-03-15) (aged 67)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationmilitary officer
Known forrepresentative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly

Background

Eilert Ramm was born at the village of Furnes at Ringsaker in Hedmark, Norway. Ramm first joined the Zealand Light Dragon Regiment (sjællandske lette dragonregimentet ) in 1787. He rose through the ranks, and was later First Lieutenant and Captain of the cavalry in 1808.

Career

He represented Søndenfjeldske Dragon-Regiment at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814. He was one of the two representative from Søndenfjeldske Dragon-Regiment together with Peder Paulsen Balke . He belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).[3] [4]

Family life

Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm was married twice. He was the grandfather of Carl With, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army and great-grandfather of the artist Gabriel Kielland. [5]

References
  1. Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll 1814 – representanter (Store norske leksikon)
  2. 'Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
  3. Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
  4. Mardal, Marius A. "Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. "Eidsvollsmennenes etterkommere. Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann)". data.eidsvollsmenn.no (in Norwegian).
  • 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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