Background
BOTTUM, Joseph Henry was born on September 26, 1853 in West Bloomfield, New York, United States. Son of Henry C. and Helen M. (Burnham) Bottum.
BOTTUM, Joseph Henry was born on September 26, 1853 in West Bloomfield, New York, United States. Son of Henry C. and Helen M. (Burnham) Bottum.
Common School; Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, 1877. Bachelor of Science; Yankton College, Doctor of Laws, 1927.
Admitted to bar, 1880. Register of Deeds, Faulk Company, S. Dakota, 1883-1885. States Attorney, Faulk Company, S. Dakota, 1890-1895, 1907-1909.
State Senator, S. Dakota, 1899-1901, 1903-1905. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit of S. Dakota, since 1909.
Member: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons., Faulkton, S. Dakota. Royal Arch; Masons, Faulkton, S Dakota. Commandery, Independent Order of Odd Fellows• Phi Delta Phi.
Club: Lions.
Spouse Silvia G. Smith, June 2, 1885.