Peder von Cappelen
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| Born |
24 January 1763 Gjerpen, Norway |
| Died | 11 March 1837 (aged 74) Eidsfos Verk |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | merchant and politician |
Peder von Cappelen (24 January 1763 – 11 March 1837) was a Norwegian merchant and politician. He was involved in timber trade and owner of ironworks, and a member of the Parliament of Norway.
Peder von Cappelen was born and raised at Mæla Manor in Gjerpen (Mæla gård i Gjerpen) in the municipality of Skien, in Telemark, Norway. He was one of the sons of the wholesaler, timber merchant and ship owner Diderich von Cappelen (1734–1794) and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel (1737–1785). He was the brother of Diderik von Cappelen and Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen. He married Christine Marie Klein in 1784. He died at Eidsfos Verk in 1837.
Cappelen acquired the Eidsfos Iron Works in 1795, and the Kongsberg Iron Works in 1824. He had had a seat at Eidsfos Manor (Eidsfos Hovedgård), which was his private residence. In 1811 he donated 10,000 rigsdaler to the establishment of a University in Christiania. He represented Drammen at the Parliament of Norway from 1815. He was decorated Knight of the Order of Vasa in 1825.
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