Louis Maack Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Maack, Rump, Bennewitz. Louis Maack, the present mayor of Walcott and the secretary of the firm of Stockdale and Dietz Company, is one of Scott county's native sons, his birth having occurred in Davenport on the 30th of June, 1873. He is a son of John and Dorothea (Rump) Maack, both natives of Germany, the father having been born in Mecklenburg, in 1825, while the mother's birth occurred November 23, 1838. They were married in the fatherland and came to America in 1866, locating in Davenport, where the father was engaged principally in the lumber business. He pawed away on the 6th of January, 1902, but his wife still survives at the advanced age of seventy-one years. In the public schools of Davenport Louis Maack acquired his early education and he later pursued a course of study in the Tri-City Business College, from which institution he was graduated in 1893. In September of that year he came to Walcott and accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Stockdale & Diehn Company. He was diligent, capable ad faithful in the conduct of his duties and that his efforts were appreciated by his employers is indicated by the fact hat in 1901 he was appointed secretary of the firm at Harris, Iowa. There his ability and true worth were soon recognized and in 1901 he was appointed to serve out an unexpired term as mayor of that city. In 1902 he was regularly elected to that office and no better proof of the excellence of his service in that capacity can be offered than his reelection as chief executive in 1904. In that year he returned to Walcott, at which time the Stockdale & Diehn Company, which had been organized in 1857, was incorporated with Mr! . Maack as secretary, in which capacity he has since served. This is one of the important enterprises of the town and his well directed efforts and intelligently applied labors in its behalf have been no small force in its continuous and steady growth. He is today one of the prosperous and influential citizens of Walcott, and his success indicates clearly the business ability which he has displayed and the honest methods which have ever been his. It was in 1897 that Mr. Maack was united in marriage to Miss Tillie Bennewitz, a daughter of Louis Bennewitz, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this volume. Unto this union has been born one son, Roland, who is at home and is the light and life of the household. Fraternally Mr. Maacke holds membership with Walcott Lodge, No. 312, K. P., and is likewise connected with the Odd Fellows Lodge of Lake Park, Iowa. Politically he has given stalwart support to the principles of democracy since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, and on that ticket in 1908 was elected to the office of mayor. He at once bent his energies to the performance of his official duties with the same thoroughness that has ever characterized his business career. He has never allowed partisanship to influence him but has given Walcott a businesslike, progressive and beneficial administration, in which he has inaugurated various needed reforms and improvements, nor has he failed to check those movements which he deems inimical to the best interests of the city. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES