Peder Anker

Peder Anker ( born December 8, 1749 Christiania, † December 10, 1824 in Bogstad ) was a Norwegian statesman and Gutseigner.

Anchor studied for two years at the University of Copenhagen. After that he undertook with his cousins ​​Peter and Carsten Anker several years traveling abroad. After his return earned Peder Anker in 1772 the estate Bogstad with the associated forests from a relative, Morten luminaires. Advanced anchor the woods estates considerably north and west of the Randsfjord in the coming years. In 1791 he acquired the mine Bærum and its forests, in his last years also the iron ore mines Moss and Hakadal.

1788 was Peder Anker Danish Generalkriegskommissarius and was a member of the Commissariat during a field campaign in Sweden. On 30 January 1789 he was General Director ways for the pin Akershus. In this position, anchor created large parts of the road network in Norway at this time along with the general ways masters Nicolai Fredrik Georg Anton Krohg and Krogh.

1800 joined anchor of this office back, but could not tear himself away from the paths work. So he planned with royal permission on main routes in Norway. 1809 was knighted Peder Anker, 1812, he was awarded the Grand Cross of Dannebrog. During the war years after 1807 he was close to Prince Christian August and was brought by his son Count Herman Wedel Jarlsberg in conjunction with the Swedes. In August 1814 the anchor was persuaded by Prince Christian Frederik for the meeting at Eidsvoll on 16 February.

In the elections for the national assembly at Eidsvoll, he acted as a representative for the Office of Akershus and later was the first President of the Assembly. After emergence of the Union 1815 anchor first Minister of State in Stockholm and head of the State Department was ibid. After his son, Count Wedel withdrew from the government, also anchor asked to leave. He got that on 1 July 1822., He spent his last years on his estate Bogstad. He was a Mason and Knight of the Order since 1821 Charles XIII.

Peder Anker was since 1772 with Anna Elisabeth Cold ( † 1803), married. With her he had four children, of which only Karen survived the parents.