Paulus Mathias Frederikus Flood (1804–1847) was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 merchant and politician.

Personal life

Paulus Flood was born in 1804 to merchant Peder Jørgensen Flood (1756–1832) and Inger Jørgine Jørgensen (1769–1843), née Wesseltoft. He had ten brothers and sisters, and grew up in Skien

Skien

' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

.

He married Constance Aall, daughter of Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall

Jørgen Aall

Jørgen Aall was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician.-Personal life:Jørgen Aall was born in 1771 as the second son of Nicolai Benjamin Aall and Amborg Jørgensdatter , née Wesseltoft. In total he had three brothers and three sisters...

, in 1830. His most prominent child was Constantius Flood, an author.

Career

He spent his professional career as a merchant in Porsgrund

Porsgrunn

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

, having acquired burghership in 1829. Interestingly, he was not involved in the merchant company I. & E. M. Flood, ran by his brothers Jørgen

Jørgen Flood

-Personal life:Jørgen Flood was born in 1792 to merchant Peder Jørgensen Flood and Inger Jørgine Jørgensen , née Wesselstoft. He had ten brothers and sisters. They grew up in Skien, but Jørgen later moved to Eidanger. Following the death of his wife Hanna in 1863, Jørgen moved to Grimstad...

 and Elias Marthinius. Paulus was also employed as treasurer and accountant of Porsgrund savings bank in 1844.

As a politician, Paulus Flood was elected to the first municipal assembly in 1837, and was elected mayor of Porsgrund

Porsgrunn

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

municipality in 1845. He then held the position of vice mayor in 1846. His brother Jørgen had been mayor.