Ole Olsen Amundrød

Ole Olsen Amundrød (30 May 1771 – 24 March 1835) was a Norwegian farmer and schoolteacher.

[1] [2] Ole Olsen Amundrød was born on the farm Ousby (today Østby Søndre) at Tjølling in Vestfold, Norway.

After his death, his widow ran the farm until 1842 when she sold it to her son Ole Kristian Olsen and son in law Nils Nilsen.

[3] [4] Along with Iver Hesselberg and Anders Hansen Grønneberg, he was elected to represent Laurvigs Grevskab (now Larvik) at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.

All three delegates supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).

Stone monument commemorating Ole Olsen Amundrød and Iver Hesselberg at Tjølling Church