Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen
Photo: Carel Eduard Westerborg (1842-1916), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons9

Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen

Dutch businessman and politician

Hendrik Adriaan (Hein) van Beuningen (18 June 1841, Rossum – 7 February 1908, Utrecht) was a Dutch businessman and politician.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 18, 1841, died Feb 7, 1908.1

About

Van Beuningen was the son of Willem van Beuningen, a Protestant pastor and Adriana Maria Boonen. 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.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: politician, entrepreneur.5

  • Date not recordedFounded SHV Holdings3
  • Date not recordedMember of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands4

Personal life

  • BornJun 18, 1841, Rossum6
  • CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands7