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Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a

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politician and

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. He served as a member of the

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at Eidsvold in 1814.

Background

He was born at Rønnebæksholm in

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, Denmark, as the youngest living son of Johan Collett, Sr. (1734–1806) and Else Elisabeth Jensen (1746–1788). He had both older and younger siblings, but many died young. One of his brothers Jonas Collett was First minister of Norway.Collett family part 1

Career

Collett grew up in

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, Denmark and studied at the

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. He was a member of the

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in the University and later one of the directors of the society. He studied law and graduated

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in 1796. In 1802, he enter public service as

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Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

, Norway. In 1814, Johan Collett was appointed County Governor of Buskerud as successor to his brother Jonas Collett. He was County Governor until his death in 1827, and was succeeded by Niels Arntzen Sem.Norwegian Counties
— World Statesmen.org While he was County Governor, he was also elected to the

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. He was a member of the

at Eidsvold in 1814, which formed the

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, and then a member of the first parliamentary session later in 1814. He was later re-elected to serve three more terms in 1818, 1824 and 1827.Johan Collett
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

Personal life

He married Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782–1829). The couple had eleven children. His son

Johan Christian Collett Johan Christian Collett (23 July 1817 – 29 April 1895) was a Norwegian politician.

became a politician. One of their daughters Sophie Augusta Collett (born 1811) married businessman

Peter Severin Steenstrup Peter Severin Steenstrup (29 November 1807 – 17 February 1863) was a Norwegian naval officer and businessperson. He was the son of Constitutional founding father and businessman Poul Steenstrup and Thea Collett.Peter Jonas Collett (born 1813) married noted writer Camilla Wergeland. Through the latter marriage, Johan Collett was the grandfather of

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and

Alf Collett Alf Collett (8 August 1844 – 12 June 1919) was a Norway, Norwegian writer and historian.

. He was decorated Knight of the

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in 1815, and Knight of the

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in 1818. He died in Christiania (now Oslo) at age 52.

References

External links

The family tree of Johan Collett on Geni.com
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