Background
The son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre, he graduated as candidate.theol. In 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833.
The son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre, he graduated as candidate.theol. In 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833.
He was the dean in Dalerne from 1843 to 1848, and in March 1849 he took over as Bishop of the Diocese of Throndhjem (Nidaros). He retired in 1860 with a 1000 speciedaler pension. Hans Jørgen Darre died there in 1874, his body brought back to Norway in December 1883.
He served as praeses of the society from 1851 to 1855 and 1870 to 1872.
Through her, Hans Jørgen Darre was the grandfather of politicians Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen and Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen.
In Throndhjem, he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.