Henry Edmund Bothfeld (March 4, 1859 – May 4, 1953) was an American businessman, and politician who served as the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

[1] Bothfeld was born to Herman F. and Julia (Ferguson) Bothfeld[3] in New York, New York on March 4, 1859.

[1] Bothfeld married Haldee Soule in Newton, Massachusetts on June 18, 1885,[3] they had four children Theodore, Haldee, Helen and Henry Soule.

[2] 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.

[1] From 1910[2] to 1915[4] Bothfeld served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Fourth Middlesex District.