Personal life

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in 1795 as the first child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen was a Norwegian ship-owner and businessman.-Personal life:Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen was born in 1770 to landowner and merchant Diedrich von Cappelen and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel . He had two older brothers, one sister and one younger half-brother...

 (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812). His namesake and maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall

Nicolai Benjamin Aall

-Personal life:Nicolai Benjamin Aall was born in 1739 as the first son of Niels Jacobsen Aall and Benedicte Henrikke Bergh from Moss. Niels Jacobsen Aall was born in London, but moved to Porsgrund in 1712. Benedicte Henrikke was the second of three wives. Nicolai Benjamin's younger half-brother...

. As such his group of uncles included Constitutional founding fathers Niels, Jacob and Jørgen Aall

Jørgen Aall

Jørgen Aall was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician.-Personal life:Jørgen Aall was born in 1771 as the second son of Nicolai Benjamin Aall and Amborg Jørgensdatter , née Wesseltoft. In total he had three brothers and three sisters...

.

His younger brother Ulrik Frederik

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen 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 and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall . His maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall...

 too became a jurist and member of the national parliament. The second brother, Wittus Juel, became a merchant in Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

. The oldest sisters Didricha and Louise were married consecutively to bishop and politician Jens Lauritz Arup

Jens Lauritz Arup

Jens Lauritz Arup was a Norwegian bishop and politician. He was born in Kristiansand, where his father was a sexton and a school teacher. In 1811 he was sent to Copenhagen to study, but had to end his studies due to lack of funds...

. 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

Fritz Trampe Flood

-Personal life:Fritz Trampe Flood was born in 1826 to merchant Jørgen Flood and his wife Hanna , née Aall. As such his maternal grandfather was Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall. He grew up in Eidanger....

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

Jørgen Wright Cappelen

-Personal life:Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born in Porsgrund in 1805 as the ninth and last child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall . His maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall, and as such his group of uncles included Constitutional...

 became a book publisher.

Nicolai Benjamin did never marry, and had no children.

Career

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in Skien, but the family moved to Porsgrund

Porsgrunn

is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

 in 1805. He later moved to study law, but returned to Skien after his graduation as cand.jur. in 1817. His father had been a ship-owner, but by 1820 the business was bankrupt. Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen instead worked as a civil servant. He served as stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) in Skien and Porsgrund, who shared administration, from 1831 to 1847. That year he was succeeded by Christian Cornelius Paus

Christian Cornelius Paus

Christian Cornelius Paus was a Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1848 until 1861. He was the judge and magistrate of the city of Skien...

, and instead went on to become district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) in Bamble

Bamble

Bamble is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Langesund.-Name:...

. He resided in Skien at the time.

As a politician Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was elected member of the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Skien og Porsgrund. He was not re-elected.