August Henry Bolte (September 23, 1854 – June 24, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 23rd

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri The lieutenant governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, ...

as a member of the Democratic party from 1897 to 1901, and was a candidate for

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from Missouri's 10th District in

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

Early life

August Bolte was born in

Franklin County, Missouri Franklin County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 104,682. Its county seat is Union. The county was organized in 1818 and is named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County is p ...

in 1854 to William Henry Bolte and Wilhelmina Charlotte Haase Bolte. He married Christina Arand in 1882 and had two children. He was a lawyer and served as a probate judge from 1881 to 1894 and was the Franklin County

prosecuting Attorney A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible ...

in 1895.

Political career

August Bolte was first elected to office as

alongside Lawrence Vest Stephens on 3 November 1896, winning with 50.56% of the vote. He took office on 11 January 1897 and during his tenure, Bolte sought the Democratic nomination for

from Missouri's 10th District. He won the nomination, but went on to lose against republican incumbent

Richard Bartholdt Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Principality of Reuss-Geray, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United Sta ...

in the general election on 6 November 1900.

Later life and death

Upon reaching the end of his term on January 14, 1901 and following his election loss, August Bolte retired from politics. Bolte died in

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, on June 24, 1920, aged 65. He is buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in

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Early life

Political career

Later life and death

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