Career
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Brevik in 1874, and was re-elected on one occasion in 1877. He was a vicar by occupation. He was also a dean in Farsund.
He was the father of Sigval Bergesen, paternal grandfather of Ole Bergesen and Sigval Bergesen, Junior., and through Ole a great-grandfather of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen.