Johan Jeremiassen (8 January 1843- 25 January 1889) was a Norwegian entrepreneur, ship-owner,

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and politician. He established the porcelain flatware company. Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik. Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik 1887-1937
by Chr. Abrahamsen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Porsgrunn Porselensfabrikk

Personal life

Johan Jeremiassen was born at

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. He was the son of Knut Johan Jeremiassen and Ingeborg Ellse, née Helseth. His father was the manager of Kviteseid Seminar which was in operation from 1819 until 1889. The family moved to

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around 1855. Johan moved to

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(now Oslo) in the 1860s, where he made a career in manufacturing, and later moved with his wife to her hometown of

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in 1872 where he became involved in shipping. His brother Herman Jeremiassen moved with him and became a businessperson, as well as mayor.Porsgrunds udvikling 1860-1900. Næringsliv
by A. L. Coll. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. In 1870 Johan Jeremiassen married Ellen Serine Knudsen (1846–1937), the daughter of ship-owner

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(1813-1888). She was the sister of

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in ''Porsgrunds udvikling 1860-1900'', by A. L. Coll. Hosted by Porsgrunn public ...

and

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who operated the shipping company, J.C. og G. Knudsen. Serine Jeremiassen was elected as one of the first women to serve in

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, representing a temperance group ''Afholdsvennenes Liste'', in 1907.

Career

Jeremiassen was a notable and successful ship-owner. Jeremiassen also was vice mayor of Porsgrund municipality from 1885 to 1888. He additional served as the

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for Skiensfjorden.In 1885 he took the initiative to establishing Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik. He died four years later during 1889 at 46 years of age.Ordførere og viceordførere
by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.

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External links

Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik website
1843 births 1889 deaths People from Porsgrunn Politicians from Telemark Norwegian company founders Norwegian industrialists Norwegian businesspeople in shipping {{shipping-bio-stub

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