James Collett

James Collett (18 August 1655 – 29 May 1727) was an English-born Norwegian merchant.

[1] James Collett was born in London, England.

In 1683, he settled in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway as factor of English merchants.

In the early 18th century, he exported more timber from Christiania than anybody else and operated a fleet of ships.

[2][3] The marriage of James Collett and Karen Leuch resulted in the birth of nine children.