Johan Collett was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 politician.

Personal life

He was born as the youngest living son of Johan Collett, Sr. (1734–1806) and Else Elisabeth Jensen (1746–1788). He had both older and younger siblings, but many died young. One of his brothers Jonas

Jonas Collett

Jonas Collett was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Being known as one of the "Eidsvoll men", he played an important role in the events of Norway in 1814....

 was a politician too.

He married Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782–1829). The couple had eleven children. His son Johan Christian Collett

Johan Christian Collett

Johan Christian Collett was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Johan Christian Collett was the son of Johan Collett , among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth . He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young...

 became a politician too. One of their daughters Sophie Augusta Collett (born 1811) married businessman Peter Severin Steenstrup

Peter Severin Steenstrup

Peter Severin Steenstrup was a Norwegian naval officer and businessperson.He was the son of Constitutional founding father and businessman Poul Steenstrup and Thea Collett....

, and a son Peter Jonas Collett (born 1813) married noted writer Camilla Wergeland

Camilla Collett

Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...

. Through the latter marriage, Johan Collett was the grandfather of Robert

Robert Collett

Robert Collett was a Norwegian zoologist. He worked with vertebrates, primarily fishes. From 1864 he was curator at the Zoological Museum in Oslo. In 1882 he became its director and from 1884 was a professor there...

 and Alf Collett

Alf Collett

Alf Collett was a Norwegian writer.He published many historical and genealogical works, the most important being En gammel Christiania-slægt. Optegnelser om familien Collett og Christianias fortid and Gamle Christiania-Billeder .Alf Collett was the second son of Peter Jonas and Camilla Collett...

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Career

As a politician, Johan Collett was appointed County Governor of Buskerud in 1814. He succeeded his brother Jonas Collett. He was County Governor until his death in 1827, and was succeeded by Niels Arntzen Sem

Niels Arntzen Sem

Niels Arntzen Sem was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1825 and 1827, representing the constituency of Stavanger Amt. He worked as district stipendiary magistrate there....

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While he was County Governor, he was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold

Eidsvoll

is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.-Name:...

 in 1814, which formed the Constitution of Norway

Constitution of Norway

The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll , then signed and dated May 17...

, and then a member of the first parliamentary session later in 1814. He was later re-elected to serve three more terms in 1818, 1824 and 1827.