He graduated from Bergens Latinskole in 1793 and took his legal exams in 1798.
He was later adjunct and notary of the legal faculty. In 1814 he became part of the government of the Danish West Indies. In 1816 he was Governor at the level of Major General.
In 1820 he became embroiled in scandal, and resigned as governor, but in 1825 he was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Denmark.
He died in January 1827 in Christiansted, Saint Croix.