Ulrich Wilhelm Koren (1747–1826) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the Bailiff of Sunnhordland and the governor of Stavanger county from 1799 until 1810.[1]

Ulrich Wilhelm Koren
Governor of Stavanger Amt
In office
1799–1810
Preceded byFrederik Otto Scheel
Succeeded byOluf Borch de Schouboe
Personal details
Born(1747-04-04)4 April 1747
Bergen, Denmark-Norway
Died9 February 1826(1826-02-09) (aged 78)
Bergen, Norway
CitizenshipDenmark-Norway
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionPolitician

He was the son of skipper and merchant in Bergen Niels Koren (1718–1784) and Kirstine Theting (1727–1779). He was first married on 20 May 1779 to Elisabeth Catharina Hagemann (1755–1789), daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Baltzar Christian Hagemann and Anne Marie Schmidt. She died in 1789 and then on 17 March 1790, he married Maren Laurentze Stub (1773–1804), daughter of parish priest Paul Schonevig Stub and Alida Elisabeth Abel.[2][3]

Koren began working for a judge in Sunnhordland in 1763. In 1776, he became the acting judge for Sunnhordland while the judgeship was temporarily vacant. The same year he was also appointed bailiff for Sunnhordland. He served in that role until 1799 when he was appointed Governor of Stavanger Amt. He held that role until 1810 when he retired.[3]

He was given the rank of Justice Councilor in 1795 and became a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1812.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (1 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ulrich Wilhelm Koren" (in Norwegian). Histreg.no. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Weidling, Tor. Eneveldets menn i Norge: Sivile sentralorganer og embetsmenn 1660–1814 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Riksarkivaren. p. 217. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by County Governor of Stavanger Amt
1799–1810
Succeeded by