Niels Fredriksen Dyhren by Matthias Stoltenberg.
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Niels Fredriksen Dyhren (16 February 1778 – 25 August 1866) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioner military officer. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Cons*utional *embly in 1814.

Niels Fredriksen Dyhren was born on the Dyhren farm in Østre Toten in Oppland, Norway. In 1800, he became a soldier with Jegerkorpset-Akershus Regiment and 1801 Corporal in the regimental artillery company. In 1814, he was a member of the Norske Jæger Corps and was a Corporal in Valderske skarpskytterbataillon. His time in service included the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1807-1809 and 1814).

He represented Norske Jæger Corps at the Norwegian Cons*uent *embly in 1814 together with Palle Fleischer. At Eidsvoll, he supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet) .

References

External links

• Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS)
• Men of Eidsvoll (eidsvollsmenn)

Related Reading

• Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN:978-82-02-44564-5