Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . s District Attorney for the Northern Di-vision of the District of Iowa, which office he heldfor two years, resigning in 1871. His prominence asa political leader at this period became assured, andhis successful leadership was attested by his selectionas Chairman of the Republican delegation in threesuccessive National conventions. He was elected toCongress from the Third Iowa Congressional Districtin 1883, and represented the District from the Forty-eighth to the Fifty-eighth Congress without interrup-tion. He served as Spe
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . s District Attorney for the Northern Di-vision of the District of Iowa, which office he heldfor two years, resigning in 1871. His prominence asa political leader at this period became assured, andhis successful leadership was attested by his selectionas Chairman of the Republican delegation in threesuccessive National conventions. He was elected toCongress from the Third Iowa Congressional Districtin 1883, and represented the District from the Forty-eighth to the Fifty-eighth Congress without interrup-tion. He served as Speaker of the House during theFifty-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 partywho 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 COMMANDER CHARLES E. COLAHAN. UNITED 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 in1S65. He served his conntry faithfully and wellfrom the date of his appointment to the time of hisdeath in 1904. During his long career in the Navvit may trul}- be said of him that he never evaded dutyno matter how disagreeable. He was acti\elv em-ployed during his entire period of service in mostconspicuous duties, being Executive (3fT(icer of theDetroit during the war with Spain, and as Com-mandant of Cadets at the Naval Academy from 1900to 190-J. It has been the lot of few men to have made andkept so manv friends. Known throughout theNavy by young and old, to the young officer hewas the beau ideal of what a Naval officer should displaved in his life that high sense of duty andloyalty which, combined with courtes\ and
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