Bottolfsen, Clarence Alfred

Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen

Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen
English Clarence alfred bottottsen
19th Governor of Idaho January 4, 1943 - January 1, 1945
Predecessor	Chase clark
Successor	Charles Gossett
17th Governor of Idaho January 2, 1939 - January 5, 1941
Predecessor	Barzilla Clark
Successor	Chase clark
Birth	October 10, 1891 ( 1891-10-10 ) Superior , Wisconsin
Death	July 18, 1964 ( 1964-07-18 ) (72 years old) Boise , Idaho
The consignment	republican
Activities	publisher
Religion

Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen was born on October 10, 1891 in the city of Superior Wisconsin . He received his secondary education in North Dakota , where the family moved shortly after his birth. Bottolphsen continued his studies at a business college in Minnesota . In 1905, he began working as a journalist - first in the Wells County News publishing house, and since 1910 - in the weekly newspaper Arco Advertiser in Idaho, becoming its owner in 1947. In the years 1934-1938, Bottolfsen was the editor of the Daily Bulletin . In 1920, Bottolfsen was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives. Subsequently, he was re-elected four times. In 1938, Bottolfsen defeated the Republican Party in Idaho's gubernatorial election. He lost the 1940 election, but won again in 1942. Among his achievements as governor:

• Settlement on issued bonds and balancing the budget by paying costs in cash.
• Drafting and proposing three amendments to the state constitution.
• Idaho joins five other states in the Northwest Development Union.

Bottolfsen also held political posts after the end of his gubernatorial term:

• in 1949 and 1957 - chief clerk of the House of Representatives of Idaho.
• in 1949 - one of the leaders of the interim committee for the reorganization of the state government .
• in 1953 - deputy parliamentary bailiff.
• in 1955-1956 - Executive Secretary of the Idaho Senator Herman Welker .
• in 1958 - member of the Idaho Senate for two terms.

Clarence Bottolfsen was married to Elizabeth Hannah. He died on July 19, 1964 at the age of 72.