Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Bierschwale

Full Name: William Bierschwale
Birth date: January 22, 1858
Death date: February 16, 1932

Terms of Service

House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Republican
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Republican
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Republican
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Republican

(1) Incorrectly states Bierschwale was a Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) 31st-34th Legislatures - Republican. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Wm. Bierschwale, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. Bierschwale, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William Bierschwale, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. Bierschwale, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

William Bierschwale, birth date 1/22/1858 in Mason County; death date 2/16/1932 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County; clerk & bank cashier, county clerk Gillespie County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
William Bierschwale, birth date 1/22/1858, death date 2/16/1932, burial in Saint Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Includes obituary, family portrait. Find a Grave .
Obituaries, 2/19/1932, p. 1, and 2/26/1932, p. 1. "He was a member of the Texas legislature from 1908 to 1916 and was one of the few Texas Republicans elected to that office." Fredericksburg Standard .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, Brownwood Bulletin, 2/16/1932, p. 1, crediting Brownwood Public Library. "William S. Bierschwale, banker and former legislator and Gillespie county clerk . . . republican." Could not confirm middle initial S. or middle name in other sources. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch and portrait, William Bierschwale, pp. 180-181. Born 1/22/1858 in Fredericksburg, Texas, married Lena Jung 10/1/1884, elected to the Legislature in 1908. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive 1918.