Background
He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe (1752–1804) and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens (1766–1851).
He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe (1752–1804) and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens (1766–1851).
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1836, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt. He was elected again in 1842, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt. (which at that time included both Finnmark and Troms)
He worked as a minister, being appointed as vicar in Buksnes in 1827, dean in Tromsøe in 1839 and vicar in Jevnaker in 1860.
He died in 1887 in Kristiania.