Background
He was born in 1809 in Laurvig. He was the son of merchant Joachim Berner and Karen Christine Berner, née Blom.
He was born in 1809 in Laurvig. He was the son of merchant Joachim Berner and Karen Christine Berner, née Blom.
The couple had one child, Carl Christian Berner, who became a notable politician. He was born in 1841, but Marie Lovise died in childbed. Oluf Steen Julius Berner became married again, to Christiane Sofie Rømer (1812–1850) in 1846 in Kragerø.
Berner was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854, representing the constituency of Christiansand.
He worked as an assessor in that city. He sat through one term.