MajorJohn Ronald HendersonCVO OBE JP (6 May 1920 – 6 December 2003) was anEnglish soldier andaide-de-camp to Field MarshalViscount Montgomery of Alamein.

The grand-nephew ofAlexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon, he served in the12th Royal Lancers and later lived atWest Woodhay House inBerkshire, holding the offices ofHigh Sheriff of Berkshire andLord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

He was twice married:

1. 8 November 1949 to Katherine Sarah Beckwith-Smith (29 January 1925 – 1972), by whom he had three children:
   • Nicholas John Henderson (Nicky Henderson) (born 10 December 1950)
   • Henry Merton Henderson (born 25 April 1952)
   • Joanna Sarah Henderson (born 23 March 1955)
2. 1976 to Catherine Christian

• Burke's Peerage 2003, page 1388

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