Peder Klykken

Peder Klykken (29 November 1772 – 22 January 1861) was a Norwegian judge and politician.

Klykken was born at Overhalla in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He served as sheriff at Overhalla 1795–1797. He attended the University of Copenhagen where he received a law degree in 1802. He was appointed district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) in Lofoten in May 1809.^[1] While stationed there, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1818, representing the rural constituency Nordlands Amt.^[2]

By 1819 he had left Lofoten.^[1] He instead became district stipendiary magistrate in Størdalen og Værdalen (today named Stjørdalen and Verdal).^[3] He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1821–1823, and was elected one final time in 1827, both times representing the rural constituency Nordre Throndhjems Amt (now Nord-Trøndelag).^[2]

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^ ^a ^b District stipendiary magistrates of Lofoten
^ ^a ^b Peder Klykken — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
^ Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 11⁄2 aarhundrede, by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.

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[Lofoten-1] District stipendiary magistrates of Lofoten

[nsd-2] Peder Klykken — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

[tfb-3] Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 11⁄2 aarhundrede, by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.

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