Ole Clausen Mørch

Who was Ole Clausen Mørch?

Ole Clausen Mørch was a Norwegian politician.

He was born in Christianssand as the son of Claus Mørch and Johanne Marie Halkier. He married Cathrine Margrethe Tobiesen in June 1797, and the couple had two daughters and two sons. One of his granddaughters married Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, brother of Jacob Thurmann Ihlen and father of the later Minister of Foreign Affairs Nils Claus Ihlen.

As a politician, Ole Clausen Mørch was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing his hometown Christianssand. He worked as a wholesaler there. He later became bank director.