
Thomas Konow painted by Knud Bergslien
Thomas Konow (10 October 1796 – 10 October 1881) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.
He was born in Bergen as a son of merchant Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–1798) and his wife Anna Hedvig Rieck (1756–1810).[1] His father and uncle had migrated from Germany to Norway; the surname stems from the village Konau. Thomas Konow was a brother of the merchant-politicians Wollert Konow and August Konow.[2] In March 1827 he married Colonel's daughter Catharina Magdalene Reichborn (1807–1844).[1] He was an uncle of Wollert and Carl Konow.[2]
He served as a temporary councillor of state in interim in 1861.[3] Konow was at his death the last surviving member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly of 1814.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kristiansen, Tom. "Thomas Konow". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Thomas_Konow/utdypning. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bratberg, Terje. "Konow" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Konow. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ↑ "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/alphabetical-register/k.html. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ↑ Mardal, Magnus A.. "Thomas Konow" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Thomas_Konow. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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