Henry Hulse Berens (1804 – 23 August 1883) was an English

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er and official of the

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(HBC). The son of Joseph Berens Junior, he was born in Kevington, Kent. Several members of his family served on the committee of the HBC: his great-grandfather Herman Berens, his grandfather Joseph Berens, his father and later Berens himself. He married Elinor Stone in 1842. He was active as a cricketer from 1837 to 1838 and played for

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. He appeared in two first-class matches. His brother

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also played for Gentlemen of Kent. Berens became a member of the Committee of the HBC in 1833 and became deputy Governor in 1856. He was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1858 to 1863. He served as a director of the Bank of England from 1849 to 1880. Berens died in

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1804 births 1883 deaths English cricketers Gentlemen of Kent cricketers Governors of the Hudson's Bay Company {{England-cricket-bio-1800s-stub