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William Henderson (Royal Navy officer)

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William Willmott Henderson
Born	1788
Died	1854 At sea
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1799–1854
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands held	South East Coast of America Station
Battles/wars	HMS Edinburgh HMS Victory Egyptian–Ottoman War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Knight of the 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[edit]

Henderson joined the Royal Navy in May 1799.^[1] 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.^[1] He went on to be commanding officer in HMS VictoryatPortsmouth in September 1841 and Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station in July 1851.^[1] He died at sea in 1854.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "William Willmott Henderson". William Loney. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

^ "William Willmott Henderson". Gravestone photographs. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Thomas Herbert	Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station 1851–1854	Succeeded by William Hope-Johnstone