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

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, representing the constituency of Holmestrand

Holmestrand

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Holmestrad. The city was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The neighboring rural municipality of Botne was merged into the municipality of Holmestrand on 1 January...

. He worked as a baker and shop keeper there.

He was born in Tønsberg

Tønsberg

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....

, and died in Sandstad

Sandstad

Sandstad is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Hitra. The village of Sandstad lies on along the Trondheimsleia on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra, about southwest of Hestvika. The north entrance to...

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