Caspar Conrad Rafn
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Caspar Conrad Rafn | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Nordre Trondhjem | |
| In office 1805–1815 | |
| Succeeded by | Christen Elster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1763 |
| Died | 15 August 1830 (aged 66) |
| Citizenship | Denmark |
| Education | Cand.jur. |
Caspar Conrad Rafn (1763–1830) was a Dano-Norwegian politician. He served as the first County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems county from 1805 until 1815.[1] During his time as County Governor, he lived at Gudmundhus in Verdal. In late 1814, when the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was dissolved and the Kingdom of Norway was joined in a personal union with Sweden, he announced his resignation. In 1815, he left Norway and moved back to Denmark. He became a government official in Randers for a time and then later was a judge in Nørhald, Støvring, Galten municipalities.[2]
Rafn was born in 1763 in Viborg in Denmark-Norway and he died in 1830 in Randers in Denmark.[2]
