William Hannam Henderson
Admiral Sir William Hannam Henderson, (20 June 1845 – 29 April 1931) was a British flag officer of the Royal Navy, and the first editor of The Naval Review. Family background Henderson was born in the coastal village of Worth in Kent, the eldest of four sons born to John Henderson and Laura Catherine (née Hannam). His three brothers also served in the Navy; Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson became an Admiral, Frank Hannam Henderson a Vice-Admiral, and John Hannam Henderson, retired as a Commander. (John's son Sir Reginald G. H. Henderson also became an Admiral.) Naval career Henderson entered the Navy in 1859, aged 14, as a cadet aboard . From 1860 to 1864 he served aboard the 90-gun second rate ship of the line , flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, and also the steam sloop Styx, on the North America and West Indies Station, receiving promotion to sub-lieutenant in 1864. He then served aboard in the Channel Squadron. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 September 1866, and served aboard the troopship at Portsmouth from 1867, until taking part in the voyage around the world of the Flying Squadron in 1869–1870, serving aboard , flagship of Rear