Jørgen Aall Flood

Jørgen Aall Flood (1820–1892) was a Norwegian politician, vice consul and businessman. [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/fck/ep/storgata-159.html Storgaden 159] , by Finn C. Knudsen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.]

Personal life

Jørgen Aall Flood was born in 1820 as the first child of merchant Jørgen Flood (1792-1867) and his wife Hanna (1796-1863), née Aall.b] As such his maternal grandfather was Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall. He later got four sisters and two brothers; the family grew up in Eidanger.c]

He married Anna Cathrine (1825–1886), née Bæhr. The couple had eight children.d]

Career

He started as a trainee in the merchant company "J. & E. M. Flood",d] which was ran by his father Jørgen and uncle Elias. [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/ph/ph62-b.html Opptegnelser fra det gamle Porsgrunn] , by Inga Friis. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.] From the latter he inherited the property Nedre Borge, where he lived until 1866. He sold the property that year, as the company went bankrupt in 1865. The company's remaining assets were repossessed by the local government.d]

However, in 1861 he had taken over as director of Den første norske Assuranceforening, an association for marine insurance. He was brought in as a new face following the 1860 turbulence in the organization: Hans Eleonardus and Hans Møller, who formerly had cooperated within the association with the nephew of Jørgen Aall Flood's grandfather, left to form a rivaling insurance company. [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/porsgrunn-1957/b2/ph-09.html Skipsassuranse og banker] , in volume two of "Porsgrunns historie", by Joh. N. Tønnessen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.] Jørgen Aall Flood was also He was also vice consul for Denmark. [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/lund/Lund_41.html Korte biografiske notitser om enkelte gamle slægter og personer i Porsgrund] , by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.]

As a politician, Jørgen Aall Flood was elected mayor of Porsgrund municipality in 1857, and returned to serve in the year 1860. He also served as vice mayor, in 1859. [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/lund/Lund_19.html Ordførere og viceordførere] , by Carl Lund. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.] His father Jørgen and his uncle Paulus were both former mayors.

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