Christian Albrecht Jakhelln

Christian Albrecht Jakhelln (31 December 1863 - 7 May 1945) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark during the term 1922–1924. In 1923 he took a regular seat, replacing Karl Marenius Ivarsson who had died in late 1922.[1]

On the local level he was a member of Bodø city council from 1895 to 1931, serving as mayor in the periods 1898-1901, 1907-1907, 1910–1913, 1916–1917 and 1919-1922. He was also deputy mayor for seven years, although the exact years are unknown.[1]

Born in Bodø as the son of merchant Carl Johan Jakhelln (1827–1902) and his wife Anne Elise Nørregaard (1837–1913), he mainly worked in his father's company Christian Jakhelln, taking co-ownership in 1895.[1] The company was named after Christian Albrecht Jackhelln, who was the grandfather of Christian Albrecht the younger.[2] From 1896 to 1917 Christian Albrecht Jakhelln was the vice consul for the Russian Empire.[1] His daughter Elise Jakhelln (1909–2002) was a successful textile designer.[3]

He died one day before the liberation of Norway from German occupation.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Christian Albrecht Jakhelln — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  2. ^ Family genealogy
  3. ^ Linder, Mats (15 March 2020). "Elise Jakhelln". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.