Oluf Borch de Schouboe
Oluf Schouboe, De Schouboe, Oluf Borch de Schouboe, ( born June 5, 1777 Bergen, † December 21, 1844 in Stockholm) was a Norwegian politician.
His parents were the pin bailiff, Privy Councillor Christian de Schouboe (1737-1789) and his wife Anna Magdalena Müller ( 1751-1785 ). On January 6, 1799, he married in Hillerød (Denmark) Frederikke Dorothea Christiane von Munthe af Morgenstierne (8 May 1773-18. June 1835 ), daughter of pin bailiff Caspar Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne ( 1744-1811 ) and his wife Anna Cathrine Petra Flindt ( 1750-1814 ).
Schouboe belonged to a family of civil servants who had risen under the Danish absolutism. His grandfather had been knighted in 1747. His family retained even after the abolition of the nobility by the law of 1821 with her title of nobility. His daughter died in 1901 as one of the last Norwegian nobles. The family died in the male line with the death of his only son from 1892.
He grew up in Bergen and received his first instruction at home. In 1795 he put in Copenhagen from the examen artium. In 1801 he was there the bar exam. With its very good finishing touches to it the civil service was open. He was immediately Byfogd in Nykøbing, 1806 Byfogd in Elsinore and 1810 bailiff in Stavanger. In 1812 he was pin bailiff in Kristiansand and bailiff in Nedenes and Råbyggelaget. In 1815 he moved to this office by Lister and Mandal. He received in 1806 the title Kammerrat and councilor in 1807 and Real Judicial Council.
During the Napoleonic Wars, there was Sørlandet because of the British blockade of famine. Schouboe opened the granary of the state. He founded a private grain company, but this company lost in a week 14 loads at British blockade ships.
In the short period of Norwegian independence 1814 Schouboe stood behind Prince Christian Frederick. After his election as king of this Schouboe appointed chamberlain. Until 1836 he was bailiff and pen bailiff in Kristiansand. When Christian Friedrich had abdicated in autumn 1814 and the Union was realized with Sweden, he behaved loyal to the new government and to Karl Johan. In 1836 he was against the vote of the other members of State for no particular business. Schouboe replaced the popular Jonas Collett, who no longer had the confidence of the king. As a State, he was often in the State Council department in Stockholm. He also served in various periods of the Church Department, the Audit Department and the Department of Army. He and State Minister Frederik Due negotiated with the Swedish government over the Öresund -inch, without involving the Norwegian government in Christiania. The led to a political crisis which meant that both were charged before the Imperial Court. Gradually he became more conservative and was a decided opponent of the local self-government. He also received economic support from the king and was considered Königslakai. The governor Count Wedel thought he was incompetent and referred to him as " complete nullity ". The general opinion was that he was an able magistrate, but was not fit for the Council of State. Even the conservative newspaper " The Konstitionelle " pointed out in his relation to the difference between " State " and " statesman " way.
Honors
In 1813 he was awarded the Order of Dannebrog, 1815, he became commander of the Swedish Order of the North Star, in 1832 the commander of 1st class and was awarded in 1844 by Oscar I, the Grand Cross.