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Thorkild Fjeldsted

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Thorkild Jonsson Fjeldsted
Þorkell Jónsson Fjeldsted
Lawman of the Faroe Islands
In office
1769–1772
Preceded byHans Jákupsson Debes
Succeeded byJacob Hveding
Personal details
Born1740 (1740)
Died19 November 1796(1796-11-19) (aged 55–56)
NationalityIcelandic
OccupationLawyer

Thorkild Jonsson Fjeldsted (Norwegian) or Þorkell Jónsson Fjeldsted (Icelandic) (1740 – 19 November 1796) was an Icelandic lawyer who practised law in Copenhagen from 1763 to 1769. From 1769 to 1772, he was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands.[1]

After that, he moved to Norway. From 1772 to 1778 he was county governor of Finnmark county.[2] In 1778–1780, he became county governor of Bornholm County in Denmark.[3][4] From 1780 to 1786, we was a judge in Christianssand. In 1786, he became a county governor of Trondhjem county. He held that post until 1796 when he died in Trondhjem.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit". Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816 (PDF) (in Faroese). Vol. 2. Tórshavn. 2002. p. 366.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b "Counties of Norway". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Counties of Denmark 1660-1970". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Amtmand Thorkel Fjeldsted" (in Danish). Bornholmske tingbøger. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
Government offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1769-1772
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Finnmarkens amt
1772–1778
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Bornholms amt
1778-1780
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Trondhjems amt
1786-1796
Succeeded by