Background
Peder Paulsen Balke was born in Østre Toten in Oppland, Norway.
Peder Paulsen Balke was born in Østre Toten in Oppland, Norway.
He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. He became a soldier with the Søndenfieldske Dragon-Regiment in 1801. He was a corporal from 1808 and in 1814 was stationed at Kongsberg.
Balke took over father"s farm Østre Balke in Østre Toten during 1813.
He represented Søndenfieldske Dragon-Regiment at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 together with Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm. Both delegates supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).
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