Background
Hilmar Meincke Krohg was born in Trondheim, Norway.
Hilmar Meincke Krohg was born in Trondheim, Norway.
He attended the Trondheim Cathedral School and later earned his law degree in 1799 at the University of Copenhagen.
He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. He was appointed district governor in Finnmark in 1811. He was subsequently transferred to Nordre Bergenhus Amt (now Sogn og Fjordane).
He was County Governor of Romsdals Amt (now Møre og Romsdal) until 1840.
He was also elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament in 1814. He was later elected in 1824 and 1830, representing the constituency of Romsdals Amt.
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He was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 where he joined the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).