Background
Henniker-Hughan was the second son of Sir Brydges Henniker Baronet
Henniker-Hughan was the second son of Sir Brydges Henniker Baronet
Henniker Hughan entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in July 1879, at the age of 13. He was first posted to a ship two years later in 1881, as a midshipman aboard HMS Nelson. His subsequent career saw him posted in ships across the world, serving in Australia, North America, China, The Mediterranean, Atlantic and in the Scottish Coastguard.
In February 1900, he was a Commander posted to the battleship Ocean as it had its first commission in the Mediterranean Fleet.
He was promoted Captain in 1904, and was in command of the battleship HMS Ajax at the outset of World War I, serving in the Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe. He became the commander of the Naval Dockyard at Devonport in December 1916, following his promotion to flag rank earlier that year.
He retired after the war (in 1919) and was made a Companion of the Bath (Central Bank) in recognition of his wartime services. Some five years after his retirement from the Navy, Henniker-Hughan stood for Parliament as a Unionist candidate at the 1924 General Election, winning the Galloway seat from the incumbent member, Cecil Dudgeon.
According to his Times obituary, "His early and unexpected death less than a year later cut short his parliamentary service after a well-received beginning".
34th United Kingdom Parliament.