Erik Børresen

Erik Børresen (17 September 1785 – 14 January 1860) was a Norwegian ship owner, merchant and philanthropist.

[1] Erik Andreas Børresen as born in the Bragernes neighborhood of Drammen in Buskerud, Norway.

Initially he concentrated the shipping activities on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

During the 1830s, he built several ships in Hurum and later he established his own shipyard in Bragernes.

[2] Børresen participated in local politics and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1827.