Henry C. Bottum (June 7, 1826 – May 23, 1913) was a farmer, American politician and member of the

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Biography

Bottum was born on June 7, 1826, in

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,"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ3-W66 : 6 December 2014), Henry Clay Bottum, 07 Jun 1826, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484. the son of Roswell Bottum and Elue Hulburd Bottum. He married Helen Burnham on July 21, 1852. Bottum later became a farmer in

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. He died on May 23, 1913, in West Rosendale, Wisconsin. His father Roswell Bottum served in the

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. A son,

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, became a member of the South Dakota Senate. Joseph's son,

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, served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and in the

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. Writer Joseph Bottum and musician

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are great-great-grandsons of Henry.

Assembly career

Bottum served three terms as a member of the Assembly during the 1868, 1869 and 1879 sessions. He was a Republican.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottum, Henry People from Orwell, Vermont People from Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Farmers from Wisconsin 1826 births 1913 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians