Alexander Botkin

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 Kentucky, at an early age he moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, and then to Alton, Illinois, in 1832, where he practiced law. He was serving as a justice of the peace at the time of the riots that resulted in the murder of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, and was active in attempting to preserve order in the city. 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.

He died of a stroke while stopping at Angel's Hotel in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and was buried in Madison, Wisconsin.

Personal life and family Botkin was married to Jane Roslin Sinclair, who survived him. One of their sons was Alexander Campbell Botkin, who became Lieutenant Governor of Montana.