Henry Edmund Bothfeld | |
Birth Date: | March 4, 1859 |
Birth Place: | New York, New York |
Death Date: | 4 May 1953 (aged 94) |
Profession: | Real estate Importer and manufacturer |
Office: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Middlesex district |
Term Start: | 1910 |
Term End: | 1915 |
Successor: | Henry Whiting Jarvis |
Office2: | 10th Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts |
Term Start2: | 1895 |
Term End2: | 1895 |
Predecessor2: | John A. Fenno |
Successor2: | Henry E. Cobb |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Haldee Soule, m. June 18, 1885 |
Children: | Theodore, Haldee, Helen and Henry Soule |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Henry Edmund Bothfeld (March 4, 1859 – May 4, 1953) was an American businessman, and politician who served as the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Bothfeld was born to Herman F. and Julia (Ferguson) Bothfeld in New York, New York on March 4, 1859.
Bothfeld married Haldee Soule in Newton, Massachusetts on June 18, 1885, they had four children Theodore, Haldee, Helen and Henry Soule.
Bothfeld was active in the civic affairs of the city of Newton, Massachusetts, serving on the School Committee, Common Council, as a member of and the President of the Board of Aldermen. In 1895, he served as the mayor of Newton.
From 1910 to 1915 Bothfeld served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Fourth Middlesex District.