Melvin Morella Boothman (October 16, 1846 – March 5, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born near Bryan, Ohio, Boothman attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.Enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, January 4, 1864.He served through the Atlanta campaign.He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1871.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bryan, Ohio. Boothman was elected treasurer of Williams County in 1871 and reelected in 1873.