Background
Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in 1795 as the second child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812).
Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in 1795 as the second child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812).
University of Oslo; University of Copenhagen.
Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in Skien, but the family moved to Porsgrund in 1805. His father had been a ship-owner, but by 1820 the business was bankrupt. He studied at the University of Copenhagen, and graduated as candidate.jur. at the University of Christiania in 1817.
He then held various positions before becoming district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) in Western Finnmark in 1825.
In 1829 he was promoted to County Governor of Finnmark. While stationed here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt.
However, in July the same year he was appointed County Governor in the more central county of Jarlsbergs og Laurvigs amt (today named Vestfold). While being County Governor seated in the city Laurvik he was elected for a second time to the Norwegian Parliament, in 1845.
He represented the constituency of Laurvik og Sandefjord.
He retired as County Governor in September 1864, and died later that year.