HENDERSON, David Bremner, Ameri can statesman: b. Old Deer, Scotland, 14 March 1840; d. Dubuque, Iowa, 25 Jan. 1906. He was educated in the public schools and Upper Iowa University; in 1861 entered the army as lieu tenant of the 12th Iowa regiment; lost a leg at Corinth (1863), and was discharged from the service. He then became commis sioner of the board of enrolment in the 3d Iowa district, but re-entered the army as colonel in 1864. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Iowa in 1865, and was United States district attorney in the northern division of Iowa 1869-71. He early became prominent in the local politics of his district, and was a delegate to three Republican national conven tions. In 1882 he was elected to the House of Representatives, and was re-elected biennally till 1902. He was for many years one of the leaders of the Republicans in the House, served on-the Committee of Appropriations for 10 years and was chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Committee on Rules in the 54th and 55th Congresses. He assisted
Speaker Reed (q.v.) in the making of the *Reed rules,* was consistently an advocate of sound money and a strong supporter of Presi dent McKinley's Cuban policy. At the organ ization of the 56th Congress in 1899 he was chosen speaker of the House, and re-elected in 1901; he was an impartial presiding officer and took important part in shaping the legisla tion made necessary by the Spanish War and the acquisition of new territory. In 1902 he declined a unanimous renomination from his district, because he could not support the policy of tariff revision then made a prominent issue by Iowa Republicans.