Background
Carl Peter Stoltenberg was born in Våle (now Re) in Vestfold, Norway. His father was a vicar.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
Carl Peter Stoltenberg was born in Våle (now Re) in Vestfold, Norway. His father was a vicar.
He was a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll during 1814. He belonged to a well established merchandising family. As a consequence, Stoltenberg inherited the family"s mercantile business at age twenty.
He expanded the business into both wholesale and retail.
He also extended his business into shipping. In 1819, he took over the Vallø saltworks, however an economic crisis in 1830 put his estate into bankruptcy.
Both Stoltenbergs gate and Stoltenbergparken in Tønsberg were named in his honor. Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm).
He represented the city of Tønsberg at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814, and later a member of the Parliament of Norway. At the National Assembly at Eidsvoll, he sat in the Finance Committee and belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).Stoltenberg was a member of Parliament from 1815 to 1816, setting on the committees for financial, banking and mining.