Alexander Botkin
Alexander Botkin | |
|---|---|
9th district | |
| In office January 1, 1849 – January 1, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Mills |
| Succeeded by | Eliab B. Dean, Jr. |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1852 – January 1, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus A. Bird |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Foster |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Dane, Green, and Sauk counties | |
| In office October 18, 1847 – March 13, 1848 Serving with Elisha T. Gardner & John W. Stewart | |
| Preceded by | Charles Lum, William Wheeler, & John W. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1801 Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1857 (aged 56) Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Spouse | Jane Roslin Sinclair (died 1874) |
| Children |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Alexander Botkin (March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1857) was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer settler of Dane County, Wisconsin. He served one term each as a member of the Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Born in
He moved north into the Wisconsin Territory in 1841, to work as the assistant secretary of the territory under Alexander Pope Field, in Madison.[3][4] While living there, he also worked as a law partner to Field, and became active in politics. He was a candidate for delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention in 1846, but was defeated by John Y. Smith. After the first constitution was rejected by voters, however, he was elected to serve in the 5th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly as a representative of Dane, Green, and Sauk counties.[2] This was the last session of the territorial government before the adoption of Wisconsin's second constitution and their admission as a U.S. state.
In the 1848 fall general election, Botkin was elected to a two-year term in the
He died of a stroke while stopping at Angel's Hotel in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin,[3][4][6] and was buried in Madison, Wisconsin.[7][8]
Personal life and family
Botkin was married to Jane Roslin Sinclair, who survived him. One of their sons was
References
- ^ Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, Volume 3. Madison, WI: State Bar Association of Wisconsin. 1901. p. 151.
- ^ a b c d History of Green County, Wisconsin. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 281–282. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived item" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bos to Bouckaert".
- ^ 'The bench and bar of Wisconsin: history and biography with portrait and illustration,' Parker McCobb Reed, 1882
- ^ Miller, Joaquin (1894). An Illustrated History of the State of Montana. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company. p. 66.
