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  • David B. Henderson
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  • David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He was the first Congressman from west of the Mississippi River, the last Civil War veteran, the second foreign-born person (after Charles Frederick Crisp), and so far the only Iowan to serve as Speaker.
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Office
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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term start
  • 1883-03-04
  • 1899-12-04
Birth Date
  • 1840-03-14
death place
  • Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Name
  • David Bremner Henderson
ImageSize
  • 200
Alma mater
  • Upper Iowa University
President
Party
  • Republican
Birth Place
  • Old Deer, Scotland, United Kingdom
Title
  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
term end
  • 1903-03-04
death date
  • 1906-02-25
Successor
Before
Years
  • --12-04
  • --12-02
After
Profession
  • Law
Order
  • 39
  • Member of U.S. House of Representatives
  • from Iowa's 3rd district
Predecessor
abstract
  • David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He was the first Congressman from west of the Mississippi River, the last Civil War veteran, the second foreign-born person (after Charles Frederick Crisp), and so far the only Iowan to serve as Speaker.