Peder Carl Lasson

Peder Carl Lasson (14 November 1798 - 5 June 1873) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

He was born in rural Bærum. He began a career in law, being appointed Supreme Court judge in 1828, Supreme Court assessor in 1837 and district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) of Aker in 1848. He had many law-related puclications to his name.^[1]

He was acting Minister of Justice and the Police from July to September 1852 and October 1852 to April 1853,^[2] as a member of the interim governments. Such interim governments were established when King Oscar I of Sweden travelled abroad or was ill.^[3][4]

Lasson then served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from 1855 to 1877.

He died in Kristiania.

References

1. ^ List of publications in BIBSYS
2. ^ Peder Carl Lasson born 1798 - Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
3. ^ Norwegian members of the Interim Government. 15 - 18 July 1852. During King Oscar I’s travel to Germany - Regjeringen.no
4. ^ Norwegian Members of the Interim Government. 11 October 1852 - 12 April 1853. During King Oscar I’s illness - Regjeringen.no

Legal offices
Preceded by Søren Sørenssen	Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police (acting) July 1852–September 1852	Succeeded by Søren Sørenssen
Preceded by Søren Sørenssen	Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police (acting) 1852–1853	Succeeded by Søren Sørenssen
Preceded by Georg Jacob Bull	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1855–1873	Succeeded by Hans G. C. Meldahl

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Name	Lasson, Peder Carl
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Date of birth	14 November 1798
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Date of death	5 June 1873
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