Years of service 1799–1854 Service/branch Royal Navy Name William Henderson Rank Rear admiral | Role Royal Navy officer Allegiance United Kingdom Died 1854 | |
Commands held South East Coast of America Station Battles/wars HMS Edinburgh
HMS Victory
Egyptian–Ottoman War Awards Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order | ||
Rear Admiral William Willmott Henderson, CB, KH (1788–1854) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station.
Naval career
Henderson joined the Royal Navy in May 1799. Promoted to captain on 9 October 1815, he became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Edinburgh in July 1837 and saw action in operations off the coast of Syria in 1840 during the Egyptian–Ottoman War. He went on to be commanding officer in HMS Victory at Portsmouth in September 1841 and Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station in July 1851. He died at sea in 1854.
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