Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (13 May 1797 – 24 November 1864) was a 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) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812).Frednesalléen 1
in ''Eidanger–Porsgrund'', by Finn C. Knudsen (1932). Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. His maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall. As such his group of uncles included Constitutional founding fathers

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and

Jørgen Aall Jørgen Aall (22 February 1771
by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. – 7 April 1833) was a

. His older brother Nicolai Benjamin too became a jurist and member of the national parliament. The younger brother, Wittus Juel, became a merchant in

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. The oldest sisters Didricha and Louise were married consecutively to bishop and politician Jens Lauritz Arup. The fourth sister Benedicte married their cousin Hans Blom Cappelen; from this marriage, Jørgen got a nephew Didrik who became a member of parliament, and a niece Marie who married

Fritz Trampe Flood 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.

of the notable Flood ship-owner family. His third and youngest brother

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 nin ...

became a book publisher. In 1831 Ulrik Frederik Cappelen married Anne Helene Øwre Aagaard. She was the daughter of a merchant in

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.Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn
by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.

Career

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in

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, but the family moved to

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in 1805.Litt om det kommunale selvstyres første år i Porsgrunn
in ''Porsgrunds Historielag 1938–1955'', by Chr. Abrahamsen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. His father had been a ship-owner, but by 1820 the business was bankrupt.
by Harald Bache Bystrøm. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library. Ulrik Frederik Cappelen instead started a career as a civil servant, like his older brother Nicolai Benjamin. He studied at the

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, and graduated as

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at the University of Christiania in 1817. He then held various positions before becoming district stipendiary magistrate (''sorenskriver'') in Western

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in 1825. In 1829 he was promoted to County Governor of Finnmark.Norwegian Counties
— World Statesmen.org While stationed here he was elected to the

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in 1833, representing the constituency of ''Finmarkens Amt''.Ulrik Frederik Cappelen born 1797
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) However, in July the same year he was appointed County Governor in the more central county of ''Jarlsbergs og Laurvigs amt'' (today named

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). While being County Governor seated in the city

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he was elected for a second time to the Norwegian Parliament, in 1845. He represented the constituency of ''Laurvik og Sandefjord''. He retired as County Governor in September 1864, and died later that year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cappelen, Ulrik Frederik 1797 births 1864 deaths Norwegian jurists County governors of Norway Members of the Storting Finnmark politicians Vestfold politicians University of Copenhagen alumni University of Oslo alumni Politicians from Porsgrunn People from Larvik People from Skien Ulrik Frederik