Christen Mølbach

Christen Mølbach (8 November 1766 – 7 July 1834) was a Norwegian merchant who represented Stavanger amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.

[1][2] Christen (Andersen) Mølbach was born in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway, the son of Anders Christensen Mølbach (1735, died 1809 in Bergen; merchant) and Andrea Anthonette Kierulff (1733, died 1808 in Bergen).

Christen Mølbach established himself as a merchant and official at Egersund in Rogaland, succeeding Hercules Weyer as "sorenskriver" (senior local official) and marrying Weyer's widow, Inger Margrethe Kiærulf, who was also Mølbach's second cousin (date of marriage: January 23, 1797).

Mølbach also served as both the Danish and Dutch vice-consul in Egersund.

Mølbach's sister's children, the Bucks of Hammerfest, succeeded them at Næsgaard [3] [4] In 1814, he represented Stavanger amt (now Rogaland) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll.