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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

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on 9 October 1815, he became commanding officer of the third-rate in July 1837 and saw action in operations off the coast of

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in 1840 during the Egyptian–Ottoman War. He went on to be commanding officer in 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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