Morten Ludvig Sundt

Morten Ludvig Sundt (6 April 1809 – 1 June 1891) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.

He was the mayor of Hole from 1850 to 1866.[1] He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1851, representing the rural constituency of Buskeruds Amt. He was re-elected in 1854, 1857, 1859, 1862 and 1865.[2] He owned the farm By Søndre in Hole and is credited for his role in the development of the Ringerike potato (Ringerikspotet).[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Ordførere i Hole 1837–2006" (in Norwegian). Hole Municipality. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. "Morten Ludvig Sundt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. Buskerud. Hole herad. By søndre (Matrikkelutkastet av 1950)
  4. Ringerikspoteten (Ringerikspotet BA)
  5. Historia om Ringerikspoteten (Av Olav Norheim)


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