Christian Albrecht Jackhelln (28 July 1784 – 11 September 1868) was a Danish born, Norwegian merchant and politician.

Biography

Christian was born in

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to Anton Heinrich von Jackhelln and Pauline Sofie Jegind.Christian Albrecht Jackhelln
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He settled in

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, Norway where he established his own trading company, ''Christian Jakhelln AS''. His company became one of the leading wholesaler and trade companies in Bodin from 1816 until his death in 1868. The firm was taken over by his son Carl Johan (1827–1902), and later by his grandson

Christian Albrecht Jakhelln Christian Albrecht Jakhelln (31 December 1863 - 7 May 1945) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Market towns of Nordland, ...

(1863–1945).Christian Albrecht Jakhelln
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Jackhelln was a member of the first City Council and was elected to the

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in 1833 from the constituency of Nordlands Amt. He was later re-elected in 1845 and 1851.

Personal life

In 1816 he married Anne Fredrikke Winther (1796–1858), daughter of the district surgeon Johan Friederich Winter and his first wife Anne Margrethe Woche. They had 11 children.

References

1784 births 1868 deaths Businesspeople from Aalborg Politicians from Bodø Danish emigrants to Norway Members of the Storting Nordland politicians 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian company founders Norwegian merchants Politicians from Aalborg {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub