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William G. F. Botzow II (born 29 September 1945, in New York City) is an American visual artist and politician.

Botzow graduated with an A.B. in art and archaeology from Princeton University in 1968 after completing an 89-page long senior thesis titled "Spatial Inquiries." [1] He has been a resident of Pownal, Vermont since 1 January 1982. [2]

Botzow was elected to Vermont's state House of Representatives in 2002 as a Democrat, and he continues to serve in that position as the elected member for the Bennington-1 Representative District. [3]

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References

  1. Botzow, I. I. (1968). "Spatial Inquiries".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Header". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. "Representative Bill Botzow, Vermont (VT) House of Representatives. Biographic profile, district, educational data and political history from the state legislator database. -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-06-02.