Christian Collett Kjerschow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetChristian Collett Kjerschow
Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Aker, Akershus, Norway
About Christian Collett Kjerschow
- Christian Collett Hersleb Kjerschow (23 August 1821 – 10 April 1889) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Aker as the oldest son of bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow (1786–1866) and his wife Johanne Benedicte Collett (1802–1851).
- His younger sister Caroline Sophie Erasmine Kjerschow married businessman Jacob Andreas Michelsen, and was the mother of Christian Michelsen.
- Christian Kjerschow was also a maternal grandson of mining director Christian Ancher Collett. Christian Collett Kjerschow married Nancy Adelaide Esbensen.
- They had several children.
- In the 1902 census his family were registered with two servants.
- Their sons Peder and Karald and grandson Arild all became jurists.Christian Collett Kjerschow was elected from the constituency Tromsø, Hammerfest, Vardø og Vadsø to the Norwegian Parliament in 1868.
- At that time he served as stipendiary magistrate (byfoged) and chief of police.
- He then served as County Governor of Tromsøe Amt (Troms) from 1869 to 1889.
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