Rear Admiral Hon. Albert Denison Somerville Denison (4 October 1835 – 2 September 1903) was an officer in the British Royal Navy who served in China during the Second Opium War and received a medal for his service.
Denison joined the Royal Navy in 1849. He was appointed mate with a pass in seamanship in 1856.[4] He was mate and subsequently acting lieutenant on the sloop HMS Hornet 1856–59 when she served off China in the Second Opium War, being promoted to acting lieutenant in 1857 in consideration of successful operations against "Mandarin junks" in the Canton River and the attack on the fort and junk fleet at Fatsham Creek. He received the second China War Medal and clasp.
He was promoted to commander in 1866. In 1869 he was commander of HMS Cormorant at the China station and in 1873 he was promoted to captain. He was placed on the retired list with the rank of captain in 1881 and subsequently promoted to the rank of rear admiral.