Hans Christian Petersen

Hans Christian Petersen (1793-1862) was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.

Read more about Hans Christian Petersen:  Early Life, Early Career, Councillor, Equality

Famous quotes containing the word christian:

    The deadly monotony of Christian country life where there are no beggars to feed, no drunkards to credit, which are among the moral duties of Christians in cities, leads as naturally to the outvent of what Methodists call “revivals” as did the backslidings of the people in those days.
    Corra May Harris (1869–1935)