Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon
Governor of Stavangers amt
In office
1781–1785
Personal details
Born(1760-11-06)6 November 1760
Odense, Denmark
Died27 January 1840(1840-01-27) (aged 79)
Odense, Denmark
CitizenshipDenmark-Norway

Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon (1760–1840) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor of Stavanger county starting in 1781. This was an unusual posting for a 21-year-old man, but he had connections in the royal court. He served in Stavanger until his resignation in 1785 due to his wife's health. It is said that she could not tolerate the colder climate in Stavanger and needed to go back to Denmark.[1][2]

References

  1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Weidling, Tor. Eneveldets menn i Norge: Sivile sentralorganer og embetsmenn 1660–1814 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Riksarkivaren. pp. 129–130. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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