Peder Jørgen Cloumann

Peder Jørgen Cloumann was a Norwegian bailiff and politician.
Peder Jørgen Cloumann was born at Strandebarm in Søndre Bergenhus, Norway where his father was the parish priest. He studied in the University of Copenhagen and achieved his Baccalaureate degree in 1763. In 1766, he went to Bratsberg county where he served as representative of the governor.
He was bailiff in Øvre Telemark from 1772 to 1811. He purchased the Moen farm in the parish of Kviteseid during 1783. He represented Bratsberg amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll Manor in 1814 where he belonged to the union party.