Karl Heinrich von Boetticher

Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (6 January 1833 – 6 March 1907) was a German conservative statesman. He served as Secretary of the Interior (1880–1897), and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1881–1897).

Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
Karl Heinrich von Boetticher in 1880.
Secretary of the Interior of German Empire
In office September 1880 – 1 July 1897
Chancellor	Otto von Bismarck (1871–1890) Leo von Caprivi (1890–1894) Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894–1900)
Preceded by	Karl Hofmann
Succeeded by	Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Personal details
Born	6 January 1833 Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia
Died	6 March 1907 (aged 74) Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia
Nationality	German
Political party	Free Conservative Party
Alma mater	University of Würzburg University of Berlin
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

Born in Stettin in Pomerania, the son of a judge, Boetticher studied law in the University of Würzburg and the University of Berlin. He was governor of Schleswig in 1876. In 1878 he became a member of the Reichstag for the Free Conservative Party. In 1879, he was lieutenant general of the province of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1880 he succeeded Karl von Hofmann as Secretary of the Interior of the German Empire. In 1881, he also became vice chancellor in Bismarck's cabinet. He held both positions until 1897.

As the representative of Chancellor Bismarck, Boetticher introduced numerous social reforms, and the enactment of the invalid and old-age insurance laws in 1889 was due principally to his energy and executive ability.

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References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Bötticher, Karl Heinrich von" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.