. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. --eighth to the Fifty-eighth Congress without interrup-tion. He served as Speaker of the House during theFift^^-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He wasrenominated in 1892, but declined further service inthe Lower House. General Hendersons retirementfrom active political life was strongly opposed bymany of the prominent members of the partywdio had predicted still higher political Henderson resumed the practice of his pro-fession in Dubuque, where he is meeting with thesuccess that is commensurate with
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. --eighth to the Fifty-eighth Congress without interrup-tion. He served as Speaker of the House during theFift^^-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He wasrenominated in 1892, but declined further service inthe Lower House. General Hendersons retirementfrom active political life was strongly opposed bymany of the prominent members of the partywdio had predicted still higher political Henderson resumed the practice of his pro-fession in Dubuque, where he is meeting with thesuccess that is commensurate with his great abilities. t>.^ ^v^^. COMMANDER CHARLES E. STATES NAVY. 275 Commander CHARLES E. COLAHAN. United States Navy. Was a native of Pennsylvania, and was ap-pointed to the Naval Academy from that State in1865. He served his countr\ faithfnlly and wellfrom the date of his appointment to the time of hisdeath in 1904. Dnring his long career in the Navyit may trnly be said of him that he never evaded dnt}^no matter how disagreeable. He was actively em-ployed dnring his entire period of service in mostconspicnons dnties, being Execntive Officer of theDetroit dnring the war with Spain, and as Com-mandant of Cadets at the Naval Academy from 1900to 1904. It has been the lot of few men to have made andkept so many friends. Known thronghout theNavy by yonng and old, to the yonng officer heAvas the bean ideal of what a Naval officer should displa\ed in his life that high sense of dnty andlo^^alty which, combined with conrtes} and considera-tion for others, ever resulted in the best work enthu-siastical
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