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.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
Eidanger
Eidanger is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Porsgrunn Municipality. The administrative centre wa ...
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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
Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (13 May 1797 – 24 November 1864) was a Norway, 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) ...
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 ni ...
(who founded the publishing house
Cappelen Cappelen is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Cappelen (family), a distinguished Norwegian family
* Andreas Zeier Cappelen (1915–2008), Norwegian jurist and politician
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), and his brother-in-law was parliament member Didrik Cappelen. 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
Jørgen Aall Flood (1820–1892) was a Norway, Norwegian politician, consul (representative), vice consul and businessman.Porsgrund municipality.Ordførere og viceordførere by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.