Fredrik "Fritz" Christoffer Trampe Flood (13 January 1826 – 10 May 1913) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

merchant.

Personal life

Fritz Trampe Flood was born in 1826 to merchant

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(1792–1867) and his wife Hanna (1796–1863), née Aall.Storgaden 159
in ''Eidanger–Porsgrund'', by Finn C. Knudsen (1932). Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. As such his maternal grandfather was Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall. He grew up in

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. He married Marie D. Cappelen, daughter of Hans and Benedicte Cappelen.Storgaden 123
by Finn C. Knudsen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Of their four children, two boys and three girls, their oldest son Hans Flood became director of Bergens Mekaniske Verksted. Through his wife, Fritz was connected to the influential Cappelen family. Fritz' father-in-law Hans was the son of Constitutional founding father Didrich von Cappelen, his mother-in-law Benedicte was the daughter of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and sister of Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen and

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(who founded the publishing house Cappelen), and his brother-in-law was parliament member

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. Fritz and Marie both died in 1913.

Career

He started his career as a trainee in the merchant company ''J. & E. M. Flood'', which was run by his father Jørgen and uncle Elias,Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn
by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. One of their outlets, the so-called ''Floodebutik'' (''Flood shop'') was "visited by the most distinguished public of the Skiensfjorden", according to one historian.Korte biografiske notitser om enkelte gamle slægter og personer i Porsgrund
by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Fritz Trampe Flood also co-managed Bolvig iron works with his brother Niels Weyer Aall Flood. They had inherited the iron works from their father, who bought it in 1841. Towards the end of his career he ran a broker's business and a firm of agents. Another of his brothers, Jørgen Aall Flood, became a noted public figure as mayor of

Porsgrund Porsgrund Porcelain Factory (''Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik'', abbreviated PP) is a porcelain flatware company located at Porsgrunn in Telemark county, Norway. History The company's production plant is a popular tourist attraction. The company wa ...

municipality.Ordførere og viceordførere
by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.

References

1826 births 1913 deaths People from Porsgrunn Norwegian merchants 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-business-bio-stub