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Active in political and civic affairs, Bolton was a delegate to state constitutional conventions in 1879 and 1898. In 1888, he was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the first of two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The [[governor]] at the time was Democrat Francis T. Nicholls. In Bolton's second term under Governor Murphy James Foster, Sr., he was elected as House [[Speaker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}</ref>

Active in political and civic affairs, Bolton was a delegate to state constitutional conventions in 1879 and 1898. In 1888, he was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the first of two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The [[governor]] at the time was Democrat Francis T. Nicholls. In Bolton's second term under Governor Murphy James Foster, Sr., he was elected as House [[Speaker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}</ref>

In 1888, Bolton organized the Rapides Bank and Trust Company, since merged into Bank One Corporation. His son [[James W. Bolton]] and grandsons [[James C. Bolton|James Calderwood Bolton]] and [[Robert H. Bolton]] continued to run the bank throughout the twentieth century. He stepped down as the bank president in 1912 but remained chairman of the board until his death nineteen years later. In 1900, he was elected the first president of the newly organized Louisiana Bankers Association. He was a member of the executive council of the American Bankers Association.<ref name=gwb/>

In 1888, Bolton organized the Rapides Bank and Trust Company, since merged into Bank One Corporation. His son James Wade Bolton and grandsons [[James C. Bolton|James Calderwood Bolton]] and [[Robert H. Bolton]] continued to run the bank throughout the twentieth century. He stepped down as the bank president in 1912 but remained chairman of the board until his death nineteen years later. In 1900, he was elected the first president of the newly organized Louisiana Bankers Association. He was a member of the executive council of the American Bankers Association.<ref name=gwb/>

He was a member of the elected Rapides Parish School Board and a delegate the 1904 [[Democratic National Convention]], which nominated Judge Alton B. Parker of [[New York]] to carry the party's unsuccessful banner against the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. He was the president of the company that built the former bridge over the Red River at Murray Street in Alexandria.<ref name=gwb/>

He was a member of the elected Rapides Parish School Board and a delegate the 1904 [[Democratic National Convention]], which nominated Judge Alton B. Parker of [[New York]] to carry the party's unsuccessful banner against the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. He was the president of the company that built the former bridge over the Red River at Murray Street in Alexandria.<ref name=gwb/>