Caspar Conrad Rafn (1763–1830) was a Dano-Norwegian politician. He served as the first County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems county from 1805 until 1815.[1] During his time as County Governor, he lived at Gudmundhus in Verdal. In late 1814, when the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was dissolved and the Kingdom of Norway was joined in a personal union with Sweden, he announced his resignation. In 1815, he left Norway and moved back to Denmark. He became a government official in Randers for a time and then later was a judge in Nørhald, Støvring, Galten municipalities.[2]

Caspar Conrad Rafn
Governor of Nordre Trondhjem
In office
1805–1815
Succeeded byChristen Elster
Personal details
Born(1763-09-04)4 September 1763
Viborg, Denmark-Norway
Died15 August 1830(1830-08-15) (aged 66)
Randers, Denmark
CitizenshipDenmark
EducationCand.jur.

Rafn was born in 1763 in Viborg in Denmark-Norway and he died in 1830 in Randers in Denmark.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  2. ^ a b "Rafn, Caspar Conrad" (in Norwegian). SteinkjerLeksikonet.no. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
Government offices
New office
Trondhjems amt was divided into two counties,
Nordre Trondhjem and Søndre Trondhjem,
each with their own governor.
County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems amt
1805–1815
Succeeded by