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Barthold Butenschön

Merchant

Centurion, 1858–1870

Full Name Hans Barthold Butenschön

Born 7 March 1822 in Christiania (Oslo), Norway

Died 9 February 1870 in Göteborg, Sweden

Buried Örgryte Parish, Västra Götaland, Sweden

Proposed by Wolcott Gibbs

Elected 6 February 1858 at age thirty-five

Archivist’s Note: He was a dues-exempt absent member during much of his tenure; the Board of Management dropped him from the rolls in October 1876, unaware of his death six years prior. In his final years he managed an estate in Lerum parish near Göteborg, Sweden.