Background
He was born in Sole as a son of bailiff Enok Torgersen and Elen Røgh Skavlan.
member of the Parliament of Norway
He was born in Sole as a son of bailiff Enok Torgersen and Elen Røgh Skavlan.
Meling was a shipmaster for much of his career, until 1881. He served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1893. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1894, after having previously served as a deputy representative.