Background
Peder Jørgen Cloumann was born at Strandebarm in Hordaland, Norway where his father was the parish priest.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
Peder Jørgen Cloumann was born at Strandebarm in Hordaland, Norway where his father was the parish priest.
In 1766, he went to Bratsberg where he served as representative of the governor. He was bailiff in Øvre Telemark from 1772 to 1811. He purchased the Moen farm in Kviteseid during 1783.
He represented Bratsberg amt (now Telemark) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 where he belonged to the union party (Unionspartiet).
