Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen (1795–1866) was a

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jurist and politician.

Personal life

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was the first child of

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) was a Norwegian businessman, ship owner and timber merchant.Aall (1772–1812).Frednesalléen 1
in ''Eidanger–Porsgrund'', by Finn C. Knudsen (1932). Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. His namesake and maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall. As such his group of uncles included Constitutional founding fathers

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and Jørgen Aall and their brother, cabinet minister

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. Also his father's brother Didrich von Cappelen was one of the Constitutional founding fathers in 1814. Nicolai Benjamin's younger brother

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (13 May 1797 – 24 November 1864) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Personal life Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in 1795 as the second child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his ...

too became a jurist and member of the national parliament. The second brother, Wittus Juel, became a merchant in

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. The oldest sisters Didricha and Louise were married consecutively to bishop and politician

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. The fourth sister Benedicte married their cousin Hans Blom Cappelen; from this marriage, Jørgen got a nephew Didrik who became a member of parliament, and a niece Marie who married

Fritz Trampe Flood Fredrik "Fritz" Christoffer Trampe Flood (13 January 1826 – 10 May 1913) was a Norwegian merchant. Personal life Fritz Trampe Flood was born in 1826 to merchant Jørgen Flood (1792–1867) and his wife Hanna (1796–1863), née Aall.Jørgen Wright Cappelen Jørgen Wright Cappelen (10 August 1805 – 6 October 1878) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was one of the founders of the publishing house Cappelen Damm. Personal life Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born at Porsgrund, Norway as the nin ...

became a book publisher. Cappelen did never marry,Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn
by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. and had no children. He left parts of his great book collection to the Skien school library and parts to his cousin Erik Johan Cappelen of

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, who was his assistant for a period.

Career

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in Skien, but the family moved to

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in 1805.Litt om det kommunale selvstyres første år i Porsgrunn
in ''Porsgrunds Historielag 1938-1955'', by Chr. Abrahamsen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. He later moved to study law, but returned to Skien after his graduation as

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in 1817. His father had been a ship-owner, but by 1820 the business was bankrupt.Cappelensvei
by Harald Bache Bystrøm. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen instead worked as a civil servant. He served as stipendiary magistrate (''byfogd'') in Skien and Porsgrund, who shared administration, from 1831 to 1847. That year he was succeeded by

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, and instead went on to become district judge (''sorenskriver'') in

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. He resided in Skien at the time. As a politician Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was elected member of the

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in 1839, representing the constituency of Skien og Porsgrund.Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen born 1795
- Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was not re-elected.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cappelen, Nicolai Benjamin 1795 births 1866 deaths Norwegian jurists Members of the Storting Politicians from Telemark Politicians from Porsgrunn Politicians from Skien Nicolai Benjamin