Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen

Hendrik Adriaan (Hein) van Beuningen (18 June 1841, Rossum – 7 February 1908, Utrecht) was a Dutch businessman and politician.

Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen
Born(1841-06-18)June 18, 1841
Rossum, Netherlands
DiedFebruary 7, 1908(1908-02-07) (aged 66)
Utrecht, Netherlands

Van Beuningen was the son of Willem van Beuningen, a Protestant pastor and Adriana Maria Boonen.[1] In 1858 he started working as a clerk at the Dutch Rhenish Railway. However he was promoted within a few years and soon became their freight transport manager.[2]

Van Beuningen became politically active in 1878; first as a municipal councillor in Utrecht, and later as a member of the States of Utrecht. He continued to play these two roles until his death in 1908.

References
  1. Koek, Kees. "Hendrick Adriaan (Hein) van Beuningen (1841-1908) » Koek en enkele aanverwante families » Genealogie Online". Genealogie Online (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW). Amsterdam: Zevende DEEl. 1974.


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