William Frederik Duntzfelt (12 June 1792 – 12 October 1863) was a

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merchant. He continued Duntzfelt & Co. but left the company in 1825. He was also a member of the 1848

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Early life and education

Duntzfelt was born in

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, the son of merchant William Duntzfelt and Marie Henriette de Coninck (1774–1843). His maternal grandfather was the wealthy merchant

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Career

He continued the family firm after his father's death in 1809 and was granted

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as a merchant in 1812. He became a member of 's committee in 1819 but pulled out of Duntzfelt & Co. in 1825. He was one of the directors of the

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in 1837 and headed the liquidation of the company in 1843.

Politics

Duntzfelt became one of the City's 32 Men in 1838 and continued his position on the

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in 1840. He became a councilman in 1848. Duntzfelt was elected to the Roskilde Provincial Assembly in 1842, 1844, and 1846 and was also a member of the 1849

. He was awarded the title ''

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'' in 1857 and the

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in 1840.

Personal life

on 13 October 1814 in the

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in Copenhagen, Duntzfelt married to Bertha Christmas (1797–1872), daughter of ship captain John Christmas (1757–1822) and Johanne Marie Heinrich (1770–1802). They had two children, Marie Duntzfelt and Edouard Duntzfelt. Duntzfelt died on 12 October 1863 and is buried in

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