Alexander Campbell Botkin
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Alexander Campbell Botkin (October 13, 1842 – November 1, 1905) was a United States
politician from Montana
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Botkin was born on October 13, 1842 in Dane County, Wisconsin
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He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelors and masters degree and received his law degree from Albany Law School
. He was in the newspaper business. In 1878, President Rutherford Hayes appointed him United States Marshal for the Montana Territory
. In 1880, he was became paralyzed as a result of a storm, and remained paralyzed until his death; He still had his law practice and political career. In 1897, President William McKinley
appointed Botkin to a commission on the United States criminal and penal code. He eventually came chairman of the commission dying in office in Washington, D.C.
In 1882, Botkin unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congressional Delegate from Montana Territory. After Montana's admission into the Union, Botkin served as Lieutenant Governor from 1893 to 1897. Botkin would run for Governor in 1896, losing to Robert Burns Smith
.
Botkin died on November 1, 1905. He was buried in Madison, Wisconsin
, where his father Alexander Botkin
had served as a member in both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician from Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
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Botkin was born on October 13, 1842 in Dane County, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...
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He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelors and masters degree and received his law degree from Albany Law School
Albany Law School
Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....
. He was in the newspaper business. In 1878, President Rutherford Hayes appointed him United States Marshal for the Montana Territory
Montana Territory
The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 28, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Montana.-History:...
. In 1880, he was became paralyzed as a result of a storm, and remained paralyzed until his death; He still had his law practice and political career. In 1897, President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
appointed Botkin to a commission on the United States criminal and penal code. He eventually came chairman of the commission dying in office in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
In 1882, Botkin unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congressional Delegate from Montana Territory. After Montana's admission into the Union, Botkin served as Lieutenant Governor from 1893 to 1897. Botkin would run for Governor in 1896, losing to Robert Burns Smith
Robert Burns Smith
Robert B. Smith was the third Governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901. He was a former delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Montana.-References:***...
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Botkin died on November 1, 1905. He was buried in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, where his father Alexander Botkin
Alexander Botkin
Alexander Botkin was an American politician from Wisconsin.Born in Kentucky, he moved to Ohio, and then to Alton, Illinois, where he was a justice of the peace. During that time, he was involved in events as a result of the murder of the abolitionist, Elijah P. Lovejoy trying to maintain peace...
had served as a member in both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature.