Henrik Carstensen

Henrik Carstensen
Born	(1753-10-30)30 October 1753 Risøya near Risør, Norway
Died	15 September 1835(1835-09-15) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)	Businessman, timber trader, ship owner

Henrik Carstensen (30 October 1753 – 15 September 1835) was a Norwegian businessman, timber merchant and shipowner. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.[1]

Henrik Carstensen was born on the island of Risøya near the town of Risør in Nedenes county, Norway. Henrik Carstensen went to sea in his younger years and was a captain by 1775. From 1780, he was skipper on his own ship. In 1788, he started trading in Risor in Søndeled, where he ran both a lumber and shipping business. In 1799, he purchased Egeland Ironworks [no] (Egelands jernverk) at Eikeland in Gjerstad. Over time, he bought forested acreage estates, operated sawmills and a distillery. In 1833 he retired from the business, which he conferred upon his nephew, Carsten Henrik Carstensen (1796–1852), whom he had adopted in 1821.[2][3]

He represented Øster Risøer at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 where he followed the union party (Unionspartiet), but later supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).[4][5]

References

1. Carstensen, Henrik (Eidsvollsmann)^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Egelands Jernverk (Gjerstad Historielag)
3. "Henrik Carstensen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
4. "Unionspartiet" (in Norwegian). lokalhistoriewiki.no.
5. "Selvstendighetspartiet" (in Norwegian). Norsk partipolitisk leksikon.

External links

• Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS) Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Men of Eidsvoll (eidsvollsmenn)

Related Reading

• Holme, Jørn (2014). De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 9788202445645.