Hother Erich Werner Bøttger (1801 – 28 October 1857) was a Norwegian politician.

He was born in Skien

Skien

' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

. His father Johannes Bøttger had immigrated from Denmark, and was the local organist

Organist

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. Hother took carpenter education in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, worked as a merchant in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

 for a while before returning to Skien. He was eventually appointed chief architect in the city, as well as bookkeeper.

As a politician, he was first elected to Skien city council in 1839. He served as mayor of Skien from 1842 to 1843. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1845 and 1857, representing the constituency of Skien. He died right after the end of his second term.