OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
David Bremner Henderson

BORN:
March 14, 1840;
Old Deer, Scotland

DIED:
February 25, 1906 (age 65);
Dubuque, Iowa

EDUCATION:
Upper Iowa University

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1846:
Immigrated to the United States;
Settled in Winnebago County, IL
1849:
Moved to Fayette County, Iowa
1861:
Enlisted in the Union Army
1863:
Discharged from Union Army due to the loss of a leg
1863-1864:
Commissioner of the Board of Enrollment for the Third District of Iowa
1864:
Entered Union Army
1865:
Admitted to the Bar;
Began Practicing in Dubuque, Iowa
1865-1869:
Collector of Internal Revenue, Third District of Iowa
1869-1871:
Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Northern District of Iowa
1883-1903:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-IA)
1899-1903:
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Dictionary of Iowa
TR Center
Wikipedia

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