Engebret Olsen Moe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Member of Parliament of Norway
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Place of Birth: Norderhov, Buskerud, Norway
About Engebret Olsen Moe
- Engebret Olsen Moe (22 July 1780 – 9 May 1849) was a Norwegian Member of parliament.Engebret Olsen Moe was born at Vaker in Norderhov, now Ringerike, Norway.
- He was a farmer at Mo GÃ¥rd in Hole, Buskerud, Norway.
- He served as mayor of the municipality of Hole from 1848 to 1849 and was a member of the Parliament of Norway.
- He was elected to Parliament in 1815, representing the rural constituency of Buskeruds Amt.
- He was re-elected in 1830, 1833 and 1839.Moe was married in 1805 to Marthe Jørgensdatter Moe (1786–1846), with whom he had eight children.
- Their children included Jørgen Moe, noted folklorist, poet, author and Bishop in the Church of Norway.
- Their grandchildren included Moltke Moe who was a professor at the University of Christiania.
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