Daniel Bremer Juell

Daniel Bremer Juell (1 January 1808 – 26 May 1855) was a Norwegian clergyman and politician.[1]

Daniel Bremer Juell
Bishop
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseTromsø stift
In office1849–1855
Other post(s)Member of the Storting
(1839–1841, 1845–1850)
Personal details
Born(1808-01-01)1 January 1808
Siljord, Norway
Died26 May 1855(1855-05-26) (aged 47)
Hamburg, Germany
BuriedChristiania, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
ParentsOle Juell
Caroline Kathrine Bremer
SpouseCaroline Boeck
OccupationPriest
EducationCand. theol. (1831)

Personal life

Daniel Bremer Juell was born in Siljord in 1808 to district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) Ole Juell and his wife Caroline Kathrine née Bremer. He married Caroline Boeck, daughter of captain Cæsar Boeck. They had three children.[1]

Career

Juell enrolled as a student in 1826 and graduated in 1831. In 1836 he was appointed catechism teacher in Kragerø.[1] While stationed here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839 and 1845.[2] In 1845 he was appointed vicar in Porsgrund, replacing Ole Hersted Schjøtt who moved to Skien.[1] In 1848 he was elected for a third time to the Norwegian Parliament. He represented the constituency of Porsgrund og Brevik.[2] He left Porsgrund in 1849 to become bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø.[3] He died in Hamburg in 1855, en route to Carlsbad. He was buried in Christiania.[1]

References
  1. Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn, by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.
  2. Daniel Bremer Juell born 1808 - Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  3. The Diocese of Tromsø was renamed the Diocese of Hålogaland in 1918, and then split in Nord-Hålogaland and Sør-Hålogaland in 1952.
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