Representative Selim B. Rosenkrans View All Years

SELIM B. ROSENKRANS was born in Steuben county, N. Y., April 27, 1824; he died at Perry, Iowa, January 7, 1902. Mr. Rosenkrans came to Iowa in 1856 and settled in Webster City, where he resided until two or three years before his death, when he removed to Perry. In 1857 he was chosen clerk of the courts of Webster county, which then embraced the present territory of Webster and Hamilton counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the State Legislature in 1859, serving in the regular session of 1860 and the extra war session of 1861. Sometime after the breaking-out of the war he was appointed drafting commissioner by Gov. Kirkwood, holding the position until the close of hostilities. He was once elected mayor of Webster City and served several terms as councilman. He was one of the original members of the Congregational church of Webster City and was widely known throughout that organization. As a citizen he was active, enterprising, and public spirited, always enthusiastic in promoting the interests of his town and county.