Fríðrikur Petersen
Fríðrikur Petersen was a noted Faroese Unionist politician and clergyman.
Biography
Petersen was born at Saltnes in Eysturoy. He was the son of Johannes Petersen and Susanne Frederikke Olesdatter. He became a student in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1875 and was awarded his Cand.theol. in 1880. He was ordained a Lutheran priest in the Church of the Faroe Islands. He served as parish priest at Sandoynni, Suðuroy and at Østerø. He was a rural dean at Nes in Eysturoy from 1900 to 1917.
Petersen was chairman of the Sambandpartiet from its foundation in 1906 until his death in 1917.
He was a member of the Faroese Løgting and the Danish Landsting. He served as county councilor for the Faroe Islands 1894–1902.Personal life
He was married in 1880 with Sophie Amalie Wesenberg.
He died during 1917 in Copenhagen.Fredericks Church in Nes was completed in 1994 and was named in honor of Fríðrikur Petersen.
