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News from the National Congress of Icelanders in 1851. Editorial committee members: Professor Pétur Pétursson, teacher Jens Sigurðsson and teacher Gísli Magnússon.
The National Assembly of 1851 was one of the most decisive events in the Icelandic struggle for independence.
The meeting had been called in place of the regular Althing, which had been restored six years earlier. The meeting was held in the hall of the Lærði skóla in Reykjavík. At this meeting, matters concerning the constitution of Iceland were to be discussed. There, Count Trampe presented a bill that implied that Iceland would be completely incorporated into Denmark, that Iceland would have the same laws and regulations as Denmark, and that Althing would be ad hoc, but that Icelanders would be allowed to have six representatives in the Danish parliament. The popularly elected representatives were opposed to the bill, but the royally elected representatives did not object to it. Trampe anticipated that the popularly elected representatives would reject the bill and then adjourned the meeting. Jón Sigurðsson then protested in the name of the king and the nation against the injustice that was being done. Most of the Icelandic representatives then rose from their seats and said the famous words, which have since been often attributed to Jón Sigurðsson: "We all protest."
Members of the National Assembly.
Sr. Árni Böðvarsson, then a priest in Nesþingar, later provost of Snæfellsnes Provostship 1856—1866 and North Ísafjarðar County 1868—1881, sat in the National Assembly for Snæfellsnes County together with Páll Melsteð who was then appointed county commissioner of Snæfellsnes, sat in the National Assembly for Snæfellsnes County and was elected to the parliament for the same county 1858-1864. Páll later founded (1874) the Women's College in Reykjavík with his wife Þóra. Páll's father, Páll Melsteð, county commissioner of the West District, was a royally elected member of parliament in 1847, 1849 and at the National Assembly.
Ásgeir Einarsson, a farmer in Kollafjarðarnes, was a member of parliament for Stranda from 1845-1865 and sat in the national assembly for Stranda County. Later (1875-1880) Ásgeir sat in the parliament for Húnvetningi, but at that time he lived in Þingeyri. Finally, Ásgeir was elected to the parliament for Stranda again in 1880 and sat as such until 1885. In addition to Ásgeir, Rev. Þórarinn Kristjánsson, then pastor at Stað in Hrútafjörður and provost of Stranda until 1867, later of Borgafjörður (1868-1872), sat in the national assembly for Stranda.
The names Björn Halldórsson, then a home teacher in Laufás, later a priest there and provost of the Þingeyjar diocese 1863-1871, and Björn Jónsson, a store manager in Akureyri, attended the national meeting for North Þingeyjarsýsla.
Brynjólfur Benedictsen in Flatey was a member of the National Assembly for Barðarstrandar County. He was re-elected by his constituents to the parliament in 1865 but did not attend the parliament. In addition to Brynjólfur, Rev. Ólafur Johnsen, pastor at Stað in Reykjanes, later (1860—1878) provost in the Barðarstrandar diocese, sat in the National Assembly for Barðarstrandar County.
The brothers Eggert, Jóhann and Ólafur Briem attended the national meeting. Eggert, the sheriff of Eyjafjörður, and Ólafur, a farmer from Grund, attended the national meeting for Eyjafjörður County. Sr. Jóhann, pastor in Hruni and dean of the Árnes diocese 1848-1861, attended the national meeting for Árnes together with Gísli Magússson, a teacher at the Lærði School. Stefán Jónsson, a farmer from Syðri-Reistará 1823—1856, who was a member of parliament for Eyjafjörður from 1845-1849 and again after the National Meeting 1852-1874, was a member of parliament for Skafirður.
Guðmundur Brandsson, a farmer in Landakot on Vatnsleysuströnd, was a member of parliament for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla from 1849 to 1861 and as such sat in the National Assembly along with
Jens Sigurðsson, a teacher at the Lærði School (later rector 1869-1872), brother of President Jón who sat in the National Assembly for Ísafjarðar County, being a member of parliament for Ísafjörður from 1845-1879 although he did not attend the parliament in 1855, 1861, 1863 and 1879. In addition to Jón, Rev. Lárus M. Johnsen, a priest in Holt in Önundarfjörður, sat in the National Assembly for Ísafjörður. Lárus was a provost in the West Ísafjörður diocese from 1851-1854. Lárus' father-in-law Þorvaldur Sívertsen in Hrappsey, was a member of parliament for Dalarna from 1845 up to and including the National Assembly of 1851. Together with Þorvaldur, Rev. Guðmundur Einarsson, pastor in Kvennabrekka, later (1864-1869) provost in the Dala diocese, the national assembly for the Dalamen. Guðmundur took over the Dalamen parliamentary seat from Þorvaldur in 1853 and served as such until 1858, and was then a member of the Dalamen parliament again from 1869-1882.
Guttormur Vigfússon, a farmer from Arnheiðarstaðir, was a member of parliament for North Múlasýsla from 1847. He was re-elected in 1852 but did not return to parliament. In addition to Guttormur, Sigurður Gunnarsson, a priest from Desjamýri, later from Hallormsstaðir and provost in South Múlasýsla parish from 1863 to 1874, sat in the national assembly for the people of North Mýling. Guttormur later became a member of parliament for South Múlasýsla from 1869 to 1874, although he did not sit in parliament in 1873. Sr. Hallgrímur Jónsson, a priest from Hólmur in Reyðarfjörður, was, however, a member of parliament for South Múlasýsla.
Sr. Sveinbjörn Hallgrímsson, editor of Þjóðólfr, was a member of the Borgfjord National Assembly along with Sr. Hannes Stephensen, provost of the Borgarfjörður Provostship (1832-1856), who was a member of parliament for Borgfjord from 1845 to 1856. Hannes' brother, Magnús, sheriff of Rangárvallas County, was a member of the county's National Assembly along with Páll Sigurðsson, a farmer in Árkvörn in Fljótshlíð, who then became a member of parliament for the county from 1852 to 1864.
Sr. Jakob Guðmundsson, pastor at Kálfatjörn, was a member of the Reykjavík National Assembly along with Kristján Kristjánsson (Chr. Christiansson), a land and town bailiff who had previously been elected by the king to a seat in the parliament in 1849. Jakob became a member of parliament for Dalasýsla from 1883 to 1890.
Jón Guðmundsson, acting sheriff of Skaftafell County, was a member of parliament for the county from 1845-1858 and then for the western part from 1858-1869, the other member of parliament for the county was Rev. Páll Pálsson in Hörgsdalur, provost in the West Skaftafell diocese from 1830-1861.
Jón Jónsson, farmer from Munkaþverá, member of parliament for South Þingeyjarsýsla in 1849 and North Þingeyjarsýsla from 1852-1858, was a member of the National Assembly for South Þingeyjarsýsla together with Jón Jónsson, farmer from Grænavatn and later from Lundabrekka.
Jón Sigurðsson, a farmer in Tandrasel, was a member of parliament for Mýra County from 1851 to 1862 and sat in the National Assembly as such along with Magnús Gíslason, who had been appointed sheriff of Mýra County the previous year.
Jósep Skaftason, a doctor in the Húnavatn and Skagafjörður counties, was a member of the Húnvetningar National Assembly along with Rev. Sveinir Níelsson, a priest in Staðarstaður.
Magnús Austmann, a farmer in Nýjabær, was a member of the Westman Islands National Assembly.
The royal electors were Rev. Halldór Jónsson, pastor at Hof in Vopnafjörður, former provost in Skagafjörður and later provost in the North Múla diocese (1854—1879), who was royally elected 1845—1851, and later a member of parliament for North Múla county 1858—1874, although he did not sit in the parliaments of 1861, 1867, 1871 and 1873), Rev. Helgi Thordersen, bishop (royally elected 1845—1865), Rev. Pétur Pétursson, director of the Reykjavík Theological Seminary, later bishop (royally elected 1849—1887), Þórður Jónassen, judge (royally elected 1845—1859 and 1869—1875), Þórður Sveinbjörnsson, chief justice (royally elected 1845—1856).
The National Assembly of 1851 was one of the most decisive events in the Icelandic struggle for independence.
The meeting had been called in place of the regular Althing, which had been restored six years earlier. The meeting was held in the hall of the Lærði skóla in Reykjavík. At this meeting, matters concerning the constitution of Iceland were to be discussed. There, Count Trampe presented a bill that implied that Iceland would be completely incorporated into Denmark, that Iceland would have the same laws and regulations as Denmark, and that Althing would be ad hoc, but that Icelanders would be allowed to have six representatives in the Danish parliament. The popularly elected representatives were opposed to the bill, but the royally elected representatives did not object to it. Trampe anticipated that the popularly elected representatives would reject the bill and then adjourned the meeting. Jón Sigurðsson then protested in the name of the king and the nation against the injustice that was being done. Most of the Icelandic representatives then rose from their seats and said the famous words, which have since been often attributed to Jón Sigurðsson: "We all protest."
Members of the National Assembly.
Sr. Árni Böðvarsson, then a priest in Nesþingar, later provost of Snæfellsnes Provostship 1856—1866 and North Ísafjarðar County 1868—1881, sat in the National Assembly for Snæfellsnes County together with Páll Melsteð who was then appointed county commissioner of Snæfellsnes, sat in the National Assembly for Snæfellsnes County and was elected to the parliament for the same county 1858-1864. Páll later founded (1874) the Women's College in Reykjavík with his wife Þóra. Páll's father, Páll Melsteð, county commissioner of the West District, was a royally elected member of parliament in 1847, 1849 and at the National Assembly.
Ásgeir Einarsson, a farmer in Kollafjarðarnes, was a member of parliament for Stranda from 1845-1865 and sat in the national assembly for Stranda County. Later (1875-1880) Ásgeir sat in the parliament for Húnvetningi, but at that time he lived in Þingeyri. Finally, Ásgeir was elected to the parliament for Stranda again in 1880 and sat as such until 1885. In addition to Ásgeir, Rev. Þórarinn Kristjánsson, then pastor at Stað in Hrútafjörður and provost of Stranda until 1867, later of Borgafjörður (1868-1872), sat in the national assembly for Stranda.
The names Björn Halldórsson, then a home teacher in Laufás, later a priest there and provost of the Þingeyjar diocese 1863-1871, and Björn Jónsson, a store manager in Akureyri, attended the national meeting for North Þingeyjarsýsla.
Brynjólfur Benedictsen in Flatey was a member of the National Assembly for Barðarstrandar County. He was re-elected by his constituents to the parliament in 1865 but did not attend the parliament. In addition to Brynjólfur, Rev. Ólafur Johnsen, pastor at Stað in Reykjanes, later (1860—1878) provost in the Barðarstrandar diocese, sat in the National Assembly for Barðarstrandar County.
The brothers Eggert, Jóhann and Ólafur Briem attended the national meeting. Eggert, the sheriff of Eyjafjörður, and Ólafur, a farmer from Grund, attended the national meeting for Eyjafjörður County. Sr. Jóhann, pastor in Hruni and dean of the Árnes diocese 1848-1861, attended the national meeting for Árnes together with Gísli Magússson, a teacher at the Lærði School. Stefán Jónsson, a farmer from Syðri-Reistará 1823—1856, who was a member of parliament for Eyjafjörður from 1845-1849 and again after the National Meeting 1852-1874, was a member of parliament for Skafirður.
Guðmundur Brandsson, a farmer in Landakot on Vatnsleysuströnd, was a member of parliament for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla from 1849 to 1861 and as such sat in the National Assembly along with
Jens Sigurðsson, a teacher at the Lærði School (later rector 1869-1872), brother of President Jón who sat in the National Assembly for Ísafjarðar County, being a member of parliament for Ísafjörður from 1845-1879 although he did not attend the parliament in 1855, 1861, 1863 and 1879. In addition to Jón, Rev. Lárus M. Johnsen, a priest in Holt in Önundarfjörður, sat in the National Assembly for Ísafjörður. Lárus was a provost in the West Ísafjörður diocese from 1851-1854. Lárus' father-in-law Þorvaldur Sívertsen in Hrappsey, was a member of parliament for Dalarna from 1845 up to and including the National Assembly of 1851. Together with Þorvaldur, Rev. Guðmundur Einarsson, pastor in Kvennabrekka, later (1864-1869) provost in the Dala diocese, the national assembly for the Dalamen. Guðmundur took over the Dalamen parliamentary seat from Þorvaldur in 1853 and served as such until 1858, and was then a member of the Dalamen parliament again from 1869-1882.
Guttormur Vigfússon, a farmer from Arnheiðarstaðir, was a member of parliament for North Múlasýsla from 1847. He was re-elected in 1852 but did not return to parliament. In addition to Guttormur, Sigurður Gunnarsson, a priest from Desjamýri, later from Hallormsstaðir and provost in South Múlasýsla parish from 1863 to 1874, sat in the national assembly for the people of North Mýling. Guttormur later became a member of parliament for South Múlasýsla from 1869 to 1874, although he did not sit in parliament in 1873. Sr. Hallgrímur Jónsson, a priest from Hólmur in Reyðarfjörður, was, however, a member of parliament for South Múlasýsla.
Sr. Sveinbjörn Hallgrímsson, editor of Þjóðólfr, was a member of the Borgfjord National Assembly along with Sr. Hannes Stephensen, provost of the Borgarfjörður Provostship (1832-1856), who was a member of parliament for Borgfjord from 1845 to 1856. Hannes' brother, Magnús, sheriff of Rangárvallas County, was a member of the county's National Assembly along with Páll Sigurðsson, a farmer in Árkvörn in Fljótshlíð, who then became a member of parliament for the county from 1852 to 1864.
Sr. Jakob Guðmundsson, pastor at Kálfatjörn, was a member of the Reykjavík National Assembly along with Kristján Kristjánsson (Chr. Christiansson), a land and town bailiff who had previously been elected by the king to a seat in the parliament in 1849. Jakob became a member of parliament for Dalasýsla from 1883 to 1890.
Jón Guðmundsson, acting sheriff of Skaftafell County, was a member of parliament for the county from 1845-1858 and then for the western part from 1858-1869, the other member of parliament for the county was Rev. Páll Pálsson in Hörgsdalur, provost in the West Skaftafell diocese from 1830-1861.
Jón Jónsson, farmer from Munkaþverá, member of parliament for South Þingeyjarsýsla in 1849 and North Þingeyjarsýsla from 1852-1858, was a member of the National Assembly for South Þingeyjarsýsla together with Jón Jónsson, farmer from Grænavatn and later from Lundabrekka.
Jón Sigurðsson, a farmer in Tandrasel, was a member of parliament for Mýra County from 1851 to 1862 and sat in the National Assembly as such along with Magnús Gíslason, who had been appointed sheriff of Mýra County the previous year.
Jósep Skaftason, a doctor in the Húnavatn and Skagafjörður counties, was a member of the Húnvetningar National Assembly along with Rev. Sveinir Níelsson, a priest in Staðarstaður.
Magnús Austmann, a farmer in Nýjabær, was a member of the Westman Islands National Assembly.
The royal electors were Rev. Halldór Jónsson, pastor at Hof in Vopnafjörður, former provost in Skagafjörður and later provost in the North Múla diocese (1854—1879), who was royally elected 1845—1851, and later a member of parliament for North Múla county 1858—1874, although he did not sit in the parliaments of 1861, 1867, 1871 and 1873), Rev. Helgi Thordersen, bishop (royally elected 1845—1865), Rev. Pétur Pétursson, director of the Reykjavík Theological Seminary, later bishop (royally elected 1849—1887), Þórður Jónassen, judge (royally elected 1845—1859 and 1869—1875), Þórður Sveinbjörnsson, chief justice (royally elected 1845—1856).