Christian Albrecht Jackhelln

Christian Albrecht Jackhelln (28 July 1784 – 11 September 1868) was a Danish born, Norwegian merchant and politician.

[1] Christian was born in Aalborg, Denmark to Anton Heinrich von Jackhelln and Pauline Sofie Jegind.

[2][3] He settled in the parish of Bodin in Nordland, Norway where he established his own trading company, Christian Jakhelln AS.

The firm was taken over by his son Carl Johan (1827–1902), and later by his grandson Christian Albrecht Jakhelln (1863–1945).

[4] Jackhelln was a member of the first City Council and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833 from the constituency of Nordlands Amt.