Poul Sporon

Poul Egede Sporon (30 August 1795 - 29 November 1854) was a Danish Supreme Court attorney.

Poul Sporon painted by C. W. Rxkersberg, 1820.

Early life and education

Sporon was born on 30 August 1795 in Virum, the son of Supreme Court justice Frederik (Friderich) Gottlieb Sporon (1749–1811) and Karen Egede (1754–99). His mother died when he was four years old. She had previously been married to court preacher and pastor at Vajsenhuset Bendix Krøll )1735–82). Sporon matriculated from Schouboe Institute in 1811 and earned a Master of Law degree with distinction from the University of Copenhagen in 1815.^[1]

Career

In 1819, Sporon was licensed as a Supreme Court attorney. In 1830–38, he also served as attorney at the Maritime Court (s'retsprokirør). In 1934–39, he was a member of the Bank of Denmark's board of representatives (Nationalbankens repræsentantskab), from 1937 as its chairman. In 1838, he was appointed Attorney-General (Kammeradvokat) after already having acted in the office for around a year. He was one of the leading Danish lawyers of his time. One of his most high-profile cases was the defence of Fædrelandet editor Christian Georg Nathan David (da).^[1]

Personal life

On 19 June 1819 in Golmen Church, Sporon was married to Søster Ane Kristiane Brorson (1798-1845). She was the daughter of Supreme Court lawyer and later Supreme Court justice Christian Brorson (1762–1835) and Sophie C. Cortsen (1768–1827).

Awards

Sporon was awarded the title of justitsråd in 1828, etatsråd in 1836 and konferensråd in 1853. In 1840, he was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 1846, he was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog's Cross of Honour.