James Collett

James Collett (18 August 1655 – 29 May 1727) was an English-born Norwegian merchant.[1]

James Collett

Life

James Collett was born in London, England. As a young man, he worked for an English wholesaler. In 1683, he settled in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway as factor of English merchants. In 1686, he married Karen Leuch (1666-1745), daughter of the wealthy Christiania merchant Peder Pedersen Leuch (1636-1693). With time, he became the largest timber trader in Christiania. In the early 18th century, he exported more timber from Christiania than anybody else and operated a fleet of ships. The firm he founded, Collett & Leuch, (later Collett & Son), continued within the family for four generations.[2][3]

The marriage of James Collett and Karen Leuch resulted in the birth of nine children. The family became part of the patriciate of Christiania in the 18th century.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "James Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. Lysaker, Trygve. "James Collett". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. John Peter Collett. "The Merchant Patriciate of Christiania". collettfamilyhistory. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. "Family line of Peter Collett". collettfamilyhistory. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. Store norske leksikon. "Collett". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2016.


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