Benjamin Huntsman (21 March 1820 – 27 June 1893) was an

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first-class

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er and colliery owner. The son of Francis Huntsman, he was born in March 1820 at Attercliffe, Yorkshire. Huntsman played

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on seven occasions between 1846–52, making six appearances for

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(aka Yorkshire). Five of these came against

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(aka Lancashire), with one against

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(aka Nottinghamshire). He made one first-class appearance for a team playing as

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against

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in 1851. He scored 47 runs in his seven matches, with a high score of 16. Outside of cricket, Huntsman was a proprietor of land and houses, in addition to owning the

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. During the

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, he locked out his miners and employed non-union staff. He was a member of the 1st West Yorkshire Yeomanry, having been appointed as a

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in May 1852. He gained the rank of

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in April 1856, before being promoted to

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in March 1862. He resigned his commission in February 1872. He was also an

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of the city of

and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

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in May 1887. Huntsman died in June 1893 at West Retford, Nottinghamshire. His great-grandfather was

Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman (4 June 170420 June 1776) was an England, English inventor and manufacturer of cast or crucible steel. Biography Huntsman was born the fourth child of William and Mary (née Nainby) Huntsman, a Quaker farming couple, in Epwo ...

, the inventor and manufacturer of cast or

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntsman, Benjamin 1820 births 1893 deaths Cricketers from Sheffield English cricketers Sheffield Cricket Club cricketers Yorkshire cricketers Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons officers 19th-century English businesspeople Deputy lieutenants of Nottinghamshire Aldermen in England British businesspeople in the coal industry Military personnel from South Yorkshire 19th-century British Army personnel Volunteer Force officers