Background
Bothfeld was born to Herman F. and Julia (Ferguson) Bothfeld in New York, New York on March 4, 1859.
Bothfeld was born to Herman F. and Julia (Ferguson) Bothfeld in New York, New York on March 4, 1859.
Newton, Massachusetts city government Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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, and 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.