James Collett, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Collett

Norwegian businessman, born 1655

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1655

Date of Death: 29-May-1727

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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