Background
Reinhold was born November 18, 1797 in Lower Fösked.
Reinhold was born November 18, 1797 in Lower Fösked.
He is best known as the first ironmaster named Roth at the ironworks in Ludvika, Sweden. Reinhold was in his time one of Stockholm"s more prominent businessmen. His career began in Stockholm, where he was employed by the merchant"s firm Netterblad & Åbom.
Carl Reinhold married the first time on Wednesday, September 14, 1825 to Johanna Sophia Wilhelmina Atkins.
After John Atkins’ death in 1826, Reinhold took over as Ironmaster. In 1836 he and Fredrik Langenberg each bought a third of Ludvika Ironworks from Wetter Anders Dahl.
In 1841 Reinhold was able to purchase the remaining third and then owned ⅔ of the Ironworks. Ludvika Ironworks had three forges and six hearths.
They got the ore from their own mines and produced the pig iron in their own foundries.
Though Reinhold became ironmaster of the ironworks, he continued to live in Stockholm and utilized the Ludvika estate only as a summer residence. He was one of 50 most senior and, in the 1856 Riksdag, was the eldest.
Carl participated as a member of Borgerskapet (Burgher / merchant social class) in the 1847-1848 Riksdag (parliament). He was also a member of Saint Mary Magdalene parish church council.