Caspar Conrad Rafn (1763–1830) was a Dano-Norwegian politician. He served as the first County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems county from 1805 until 1815.[1] During his time as County Governor, he lived at Gudmundhus in Verdal. In late 1814, when the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was dissolved and the Kingdom of Norway was joined in a personal union with Sweden, he announced his resignation. In 1815, he left Norway and moved back to Denmark. He became a government official in Randers for a time and then later was a judge in Nørhald, Støvring, Galten municipalities.[2]
Caspar Conrad Rafn | |
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Governor of Nordre Trondhjem | |
In office 1805–1815 | |
Succeeded by | Christen Elster |
Personal details | |
Born | Viborg, Denmark-Norway | 4 September 1763
Died | 15 August 1830 Randers, Denmark | (aged 66)
Citizenship | Denmark |
Education | Cand.jur. |
Rafn was born in 1763 in Viborg in Denmark-Norway and he died in 1830 in Randers in Denmark.[2]
References
edit- ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b "Rafn, Caspar Conrad" (in Norwegian). SteinkjerLeksikonet.no. Retrieved 2019-03-02.