Bluhme was born in
Copenhagen, Denmark as the son of a commander in the navy Hans Emilius Bluhme. Bluhme went to
Herlufsholm School, where he became a legal candidate in 1816. In 1820 he became an auditor to the 2nd Jutland Regiment and two years after also the assessor in the Land Surveyor. In 1824, he went to the Governing Council in
Trankebar. He returned to Denmark and was appointed in 1831 with the title of State Council to the town and county bailiff at
Store Heddinge in
Zealand. In 1838 he was appointed officer of the
Diocese of Aalborg. He was called in 1843 to participate in the administration as Director of the General Chamber of Commerce and the College of Commerce, whose president he became in January 1848. ==Personal life==