Hans Henrik Wærenskjold (12 August 1820 – 28 March 1909) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

in 1851, representing the constituency of

Holmestrand is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Holmestrand. The town was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). ...

. He worked as a baker and shop keeper there.Hans Henrik Wærenskjold
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was born in

Tønsberg Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...

, and died in

Sandstad Sandstad is a village in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Trondheimsleia on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra, about southwest of the village of Hestvika. The north entrance to the ...

. He married Olava Lauretiusdatter Falkenberg from Tønsberg in 1841, and the couple had several children.

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1820 births 1909 deaths Members of the Storting Vestfold politicians Politicians from Tønsberg People from Holmestrand {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub