Peder Strand Rygh
Peder Strand Rygh was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, 1842, 1845, 1851, 1854, 1857, 1862 and 1865, representing the rural constituency of Nordre Trondhjems Amt. He worked as a bailiff, and later bank director.
He hailed from Verdalen. Together with Ingeborg Marie Bentsen he had a son Oluf Rygh, who achieved recognition as an archeologist and historian.