Fritz Trampe Flood

Fritz Trampe Flood was born in 1826 to merchant Jørgen Flood (1792–1867) and his wife Hanna (1796–1863), née Aall.[1] As such his maternal grandfather was Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall. He grew up in Eidanger.[1]

He married Marie D. Cappelen, daughter of Hans and Benedicte Cappelen.[2] Of their four children, two boys and three girls, their oldest son Hans Flood became director of Bergens Mekaniske Verksted.[2]

Through his wife, Fritz was connected to the influential Cappelen family. Fritz' father-in-law Hans was the son of Constitutional founding father Didrich von Cappelen, his mother-in-law Benedicte was the daughter of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and sister of Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen and Jørgen Wright Cappelen (who founded the publishing house Cappelen), and his brother-in-law was parliament member Didrik Cappelen. Fritz and Marie both died in 1913.

He started his career as a trainee in the merchant company J. & E. M. Flood,[2] which was run by his father Jørgen and uncle Elias,[3] One of their outlets, the so-called Floodebutik (Flood shop) was "visited by the most distinguished public of the Skiensfjorden", according to one historian.[4] Fritz Trampe Flood also co-managed Bolvig iron works with his brother Niels Weyer Aall Flood.[2] They had inherited the iron works from their father, who bought it in 1841.[1] Towards the end of his career he ran a broker's business and a firm of agents.

Another of his brothers, Jørgen Aall Flood, became a noted public figure as mayor of Porsgrund municipality.[5]