Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Background
Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in 1795 as the first child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen (1770–1820) and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall (1772–1812). Also his father"s brother Didrich von Cappelen was one of the Constitutional founding fathers in 1814.
Career
Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in Skien, but the family moved to Porsgrund in 1805. He later moved to study law, but returned to Skien after his graduation as candidate.jur. in 1817. His father had been a ship-owner, but by 1820 the business was bankrupt.
Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen instead worked as a civil servant.
He served as stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) in Skien and Porsgrund, who shared administration, from 1831 to 1847. That year he was succeeded by Christian Cornelius Paus, and instead went on to become district judge (sorenskriver) in Bamble.
He resided in Skien at the time. He was not re-elected.
Membership
As a politician Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was elected member of the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Skien og Porsgrund.