This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yNi.2ACEB/5404 Message Board Post: From Ancestry.com's "Biographies of Notable Americans-1904": HENDERSON, David Bremner, representative, was born at Old Deer, Scotland, March 14, 1840; son of Thomas and Barbara (Legge) Henderson. He was brought to America by his parents who located on a farm in Winnebago county, Ill., in 1846. In 1849 they removed to Fayette county, Iowa, where the son was educated, attending the district schools and Upper Iowa university. He enlisted in the U.S. army, Sept. 15, 1861, and was mustered into service November 5, as first lieutenant of Company C, 12th Iowa infantry. He participated in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth, being severely wounded at Fort Donelson, and losing a leg at Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862. He served as commissioner of the board of enrollment of the Third district of Iowa, 1862-64, and reentered the army June 10, 1864, as colonel of the 46th Iowa infantry and served until the close of the war, when he was appointed a collector of internal revenue, serving 1865-69. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 an! d practised in Dubuque, Iowa. He was an assistant U.S. district attorney, 1869-71, and was a Republican representative in the 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52d, 53d, 54th, 55th and 56th congresses, 1883-1901, serving as chairman of the committee on the judiciary and as a member of the committees on rules and appropriations. He was renominated by acclamation for the 57th congress in June, 1900. He was elected speaker of the house of [p.194] representatives Dec. 4, 1899. Upper Iowa university conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1897 Deloris Williams