Johan Christian Collett (23 July 1817 – 29 April 1895) was a
Norwegian
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politician.Johan Christian Collett — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
Personal life
Johan Christian Collett was the son of
Johan Collett
Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a Norwegian politician and public administrator. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814.
Background
He was born at Rønnebæksholm in Næstved, Denmark, as the yo ...
(1775-1827), who was among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782-1829). He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young. His brother Peter Jonas Collett was a prominent jurist and literary critic who married Camilla Wergeland, and his sister Sophie Augusta married
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.County Governor of ''Kristians amt'' (today named Oppland) from 1854 to 1859 and of ''Akershus amt'' from 1859 to 1895.Norwegian Counties — World Statesmen.org
He was acting
Minister of the Interior
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in 1861, temporarily appointed councillor of state ''in interim'' 1881, and acting
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in 1884.
He was awarded the
Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
Amtmann
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'', 1892 at
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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See also
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Collett family
Collett (also spelled Collet) is a Norwegian family of English origin, descended from English-born merchant James Collett (born 1655 in London, died 1727 in Christiania), who settled in Christiania in 1683. He married Karen Leuch, and died as ...