Christen Mølbach


Christen Mølbach was a Norwegian merchant who represented Stavanger amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.
Christen Mølbach was born in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway, the son of Anders Christensen Mølbach and Andrea Anthonette Kierulff. Christen Mølbach established himself as a merchant and official at Egersund in Rogaland, succeeding Hercules Weyer as "sorenskriver" and marrying Weyer's widow, Inger Margrethe Kiærulf, who was also Mølbach's second cousin. With this marriage, he acquired considerable wealth. Mølbach also served as both the Danish and Dutch vice-consul in Egersund. The couple lived at Næsgaard, an estate in Egersund. They had no children. Mølbach's sister's children, the Bucks of Hammerfest, succeeded them at Næsgaard
In 1814, he represented Stavanger amt.
Ten years later he was a member of the Parliament of Norway.

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