Representative William Bierkamp View All Years

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William Bierkamp

Cedar County

WILLIAM BIERKAMP was born in Hanover, Germany, September 18, 1849, and died in Durant, Cedar County, Iowa, December 13, 1934. Burial was in Durant Cemetery. He spent his boyhood in his native country, and migrated to the United States in 1868, settling at Davenport. There he attended a private school for a time and later entered the implement business, removing to Durant in 1874. He also engaged in real estate business and was financially interested in and a director of several banks. He served as school director, councilman, mayor, and representative, being elected to the latter position in 1924, and serving in the Forty-first General Assembly. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics was a Republican. September 2, 1934, he and his wife, who was Miss Minnie Feldhahn of Durant, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.

House District 44