Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

He was born in Christiania

Oslo

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, and was the brother of Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop

Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop

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. He was a vicar in Søndre Throndhjems Amt

Sør-Trøndelag

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 by occupation. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865, 1871 and 1874, representing his county. He served as President of the Lagting during the third term, and President of the Storting from 1874. He was originally among the prominent liberals, a group which also included Johan Sverdrup

Johan Sverdrup

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, Johannes Steen

Johannes Steen

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 and Ole Richter

Ole Richter

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, but later became more moderate/conservative. After he became dean in the diocese of Trondhjem

Diocese of Nidaros

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, he was elected from the constituency of Trondhjem og Levanger in 1877 and 1880.

Essendrop also served as praeses of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

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from 1874 to 1883. He died in March 1891.