Carl Frederik Motzfeldt

Carl Frederik Motzfeldt (3 April 1808 – 24 June 1902) was a Norwegian politician.

Carl Frederik Motzfeldt
Governor of Søndre Trondhjems amt
In office 1857–1894
Preceded by	Karelius August Arntzen
Succeeded by	Lars Otto Roll Grundt
Governor of Finnmarkens amt
In office 1854–1857
Preceded by	Anton Theodor Harris
Succeeded by	Mathias B. K. Nannestad
Governor of Tromsø amt
In office 1854–1857
Preceded by	Anton Theodor Harris
Succeeded by	Mathias B. K. Nannestad
Personal details
Born	(1808-04-03)3 April 1808 Rygge, Norway
Died	24 June 1902(1902-06-24) (aged 94) Trondhjem, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Profession	Politician

The son of General Major Carl M. Motzfeldt, he enrolled as a student in 1827 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1838. He was editor-in-chief of Den Constitutionelle from 1841 to 1842. He mostly worked in the Ministry of Auditing until 1854, when he was appointed Diocesan Governor of Tromsø stiftamt, which also included the jobs of County Governor of both Finmarkens Amt and Tromsø Amt (two of the subordinate counties under Tromsø).[1]

In 1857 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the urban constituency of Tromsø, Hammerfest og Vadsø, as the Governor was seated in Tromsø.[2] However, he left Northern Norway the same year to become the Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt and the County Governor of Søndre Trondhjems Amt.[1] Seated in Trondhjem, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger in 1868, 1871, and 1874.[2]

He was issued the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav.[1] He retired in 1894, and died in 1902, cause of death is unknown.