Oluf Steen Julius Berner (23 September 1809 – 12 September 1885) was a Norwegian politician.

He was born in 1809 in Laurvig

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

. He was the son of merchant Joachim Berner and Karen Christine Berner, née Blom. In 1840 he married Marie Lovise Falkenberg, daughter of Christian Bugge Falkenberg (1781-1848) and Lovise Augusta (1791-1840), née Linaae. The couple had one child; Carl Christian Berner who became a notable politician. He was born in 1841, but Marie Lovise died in childbed. Oluf Steen Julius Berner became married again, to Christiane Sofie Rømer (1812-1850) in 1846 in Kragerø

Kragerø

is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø....

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Berner was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854, representing the constituency of Christiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

. He worked as an assessor

Assessor (law)

In some jurisdictions, an assessor is a judge's or magistrate's assistant. This is in fact the historical meaning of this word.-By country:In Denmark, it was the former title given to Supreme Court judges. Today the title is given to Deputy Judges...

in that city. He sat through one term.