Thomas Konow

He was born in Bergen, Norway as a son of merchant Friedrich Ludwig Konow (1746–1798) and his wife Anna Hedvig Rieck (1756–1810).

[1] His father and uncle had migrated from Germany to Norway; the surname stemming from the village, Konau.

[1][2] Starting in 1805 as a cadet in the Danish-Norwegian navy, he was promoted to Junior Lieutenant in 1813 and served on the brig Lolland in Norwegian waters.

On 6 May 1814 his name was removed from the list of Danish Naval Officers as he had transferred his allegiance to Norway after these two countries separated after the Treaty of Kiel.

He was a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814 as a representative of Vestfold.