TANK BANK - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Government Minister and Owner

Carsten Tank, government minister and owner of the property where the Constitution of Norway was signed in 1814. Carsten Tank was a Norwegian businessman and politician. From 1790 he managed extensive commercial activities and created a specific fortune. He owned around 100 farms and lived in the Rød by Halden mansion.

Martin Tank, since 1638 one of King Christian IV's officers, was on 23 October 1643 confirmed as a member of the combined Danish and Norwegian nobility, and also received a coat of arms. Martin Tank was the Danish resident of The Hague. He was among the nobles who attended the 1660 meeting of the estates (Danish: stændermøde) in Copenhagen. At the end of his life, Tank was a councilor in the chamber of the Prince Elector of Saxony.