James Collett Explained

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

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

• Collett family

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: James Collett . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 7 August 2013.
2. Encyclopedia: James Collett . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Trygve . Lysaker . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 7 August 2013.
3. Web site: The Merchant Patriciate of Christiania . collettfamilyhistory . John Peter Collett . June 30, 2016.
4. Web site: Family line of Peter Collett . collettfamilyhistory . June 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325081029/http://www.collettfamilyhistory.net/Part-24-The-Norway-Line-1655-to-1810-Rev.10.htm . March 25, 2016 .
5. Web site: Collett . Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon . July 1, 2016.