HENRY K. BENHAM, LT, USN
Henry Benham '88
Henry Kennedy Benham was admitted to the Naval Academy from New York on May 19, 1884 at age 16 years 9 months.
Prior to the publication of the Lucky Bag in 1894, most portraits of officers and midshipmen of the Naval Academy were captured in yearly photo albums. The album for 1888 is available in the collections of the Naval Academy's Digital Collections.
Special thank you to historian Kathy Franz for identifying this resource and then extracting several dozen photographs for this site.
Prior to the publication of the Lucky Bag in 1894, most portraits of officers and midshipmen of the Naval Academy were captured in yearly photo albums. The album for 1888 is available in the collections of the Naval Academy's Digital Collections.
Special thank you to historian Kathy Franz for identifying this resource and then extracting several dozen photographs for this site.
Loss
Henry died of appendicitis at the Naval Hospital at Key West, Florida, on June 27, 2018.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
In the 1900 census, Henry's birth was listed as July 1867. He actually was counted twice: at home with his parents and sister Eddith, and also on the USS Texas at Newport, R.I. Henry married Elizabeth Riley on 4/23/1901. His father was retired Rear Admiral Andrew Benham. Henry was commanding the torpedo destroyer Truxton when he died.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Career
From the Naval History and Heritage Command:
Naval Cadet, 19 May, 1884. Ensign, 1 July, 1890. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, 27 April, 1898. Lieutenant, 3 March, 1899.
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