Esaias Wechter [SEP] occupation
Esaias Wechter
Esaias Wechter (1701 — 17 May 1776) was a Finnish merchant, early industrialist and politician.
Wechter started the first baize manufactory of Turku and was co-founder of the local shipbuilding industry together with his business partner Henric Rungeen. Wechter became one of the richest merchants of the city.
Wechter took part in the Diet of Sweden for three times in 1734–1743 representing the estate of bourgeoisie. He was also involved local politics starting from the 1730s; between 1741 and 1769 he was a councillor.
death. The cache was found at academy construction site as late as in 1802, when Esaias Wechter had already passed away.
Industrial career.
Soon after the end of the Great Northern War in 1723 Esaias Wechter got bourgeois rights. He became shipowner and did foreign trade. Although Turku was a poor city back then, Wechter's business ran well. In 1726 he married Catharina Schele, which further advanced his financial situation. in 1730 he was the second richest bourgeois of Turku after Henric Rungeen. In the 1730s