John Henslow

John Henslow

Sir John Henslow (9 October 1730-22 September 1815) was Surveyor to the Navy (Royal Navy) between 1774 and 1806 in the lead up to the Napoleonic Wars and therefore responsible for naval ship design.

His son John Prentis Henslow, solicitor, was father of John Stevens Henslow. He was also the grandfather of Francis Hartwell Henslowe, who was the son of Edward Prentis Henslow.


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