John Rice Crowe

John Rice Crowe's gravestone in Oslo

John Rice Crowe (November 20, 1795 – January 10, 1877) was an English businessman and diplomat who spent much of his life in Norway.[1][2]

Together with Henry Dick Woodfall, John Rice Crowe started the company Alten Copper Works in Alta around 1826.[2][3] This company was later renamed the Kåfjord Copper Works.

Diplomat

After serving for six years as a British diplomat in Russia, Crowe became the deputy vice-consul in Hammerfest in 1824.[4] Thirteen years later, in 1837, he was appointed British consul in Finnmark, with the requirement to live in Hammerfest.[4] In 1843 he became the general consul for Norway; this corresponds to the position of a modern ambassador.[4] He received the British Order of the Bath in 1859 for outstanding service as a diplomat for his homeland.[4] Crowe was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1874.[2]

Family

Crowe's uncle was an admiral in the English navy.[4] Crowe was married to a Norwegian, Malene Marie Waad (1802–1843).[2] Their son Henry Woodfall Crowe was named after his father's business partner Henry Dick Woodfall.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "John Rice Crowe". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "John Crowe". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Isaksen, Oddgeir (June 26, 2015). "Crowe-etterkommere fra hele verden til Finnmark". iFinnmark. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Jacobsen, Jacob (1983). Høvik glasverk - Høvik verk. Bærum: Kulturutvalget. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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