Background
Henrik Carstensen was born on the island of Risøya near the town of Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder, Norway.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
Henrik Carstensen was born on the island of Risøya near the town of Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder, Norway.
He served as a representative. at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. Henrik Carstensen went to sea in his younger years and was a captain by 1775. From 1780, he was skipper on his own ship.
In 1788, he started trading in Risor in Søndeled, where he ran both a lumber and shipping business.
In 1799, he purchased Egeland Ironworks (Egelands jernverk) at Gjerstad. Over time, he bought forested acreage estates, operated sawmills and a distillery.
He represented Øster Risøer at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 where he followed the union party (Unionspartiet), but later supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm).