Alexander Campbell Botkin (October 13, 1842 – November 1, 1905) was a United States politician from Montana.
Biography[]
Botkin was born on October 13, 1842, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with bachelor's and master's degrees (in 1859) and received his Bachelor of Laws from Albany Law School in 1866.[1][3]
Botkin was a payroll clerk for the United States Army during the American Civil War (1862–1865).[2] He practiced law, and was an editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel from 1868 to 1869, managing editor of the Chicago Times (1869–1874), and editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel (1874–1877).[1] He married Harriet E. Sherman in 1872.[1]
In 1878, President Rutherford Hayes appointed him United States marshal for the Montana Territory.[1] In 1880, he lost the use of his legs as the result of an illness following exposure during a winter storm, and he used a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.[2] He remained active in the law and politics, and continued to serve as a U.S. marshal until 1885. He served as a master in chancery for Montana's federal courts from 1889 to 1897, and Helena's city attorney from 1886 to 1890.
Botkin was elected lieutenant governor as a Republican in 1892 and served one term, 1893 to 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1896.[1]
In 1897, President William McKinley appointed Botkin to a commission tasked with revising the United States criminal and penal code.[2] He eventually came chairman, and served until he died, in Washington, D.C.[1][4][5]
Botkin died on November 1, 1905.[1][2] He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin, where his father Alexander Botkin[1] had served as a member of both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature.[6]
See also[]
- Lieutenant Governor of Montana
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Colonel Botkin Dead". November 7, 1905. p. 7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34277083/alexander_campbell_botkin_18421905/. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Funeral of Alexander C. Botkin This Afternoon". November 2, 1905. p. 11. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34308549/alexander_campbell_botkin_18421905/. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ↑ Frankenburger, David Bower (1902). "General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of the University of Wisconsin, 1849–1902". Madison, Wisconsin: Madison Press. p. 48. OCLC 27790325. https://books.google.com/books?id=HjvPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA48. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bos to Bouckaert". http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#RP21016L0.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/mt/profiles/botkin.html.
- ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bos to Bouckaert". http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#0GW09R8Y0.
External links[]
- Alexander Campbell Botkin at Find a Grave
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