[1] From the 1780s he was appointed road manager (Norwegian: generalveimester) of the Diocese of Akershus, which covered most of Eastern Norway at the time.
He is credited for having introduced right-hand driving in Norway, by issuing posters in 1807, and this principle was included in the Road Traffic Regulation Acts of 1824 and 1851.
[2] His wife was related to leading Christiania families, and Stubljan became the site for parties for the city's social elite.
During the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 he was in command of a pioneer unit in Østfold, responsible for technical support.
[1] The Ingierstrand seaside resort in Oppegård, originally part of Stubljan and acquired by Oslo Municipality in 1936, is named after the Ingier family.