John Butler (Irish politician)
- John Butler (Irish politician)
John Butler (1891 – 16 February 1968) was an Irish politician, farmer and trade union official. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election for the Waterford-Tipperary East constituency. He was re-elected for the Waterford constituency at the 1923 general election. He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election. He stood for the Dáil again at several subsequent general elections but was not elected.
He was elected to the 2nd Seanad on the Labour Panel in 1938. He served in the Seanad until losing his seat in the 1957 Seanad election. He was re-elected on the Labour Panel at the 1961 Seanad election, and he did not contest the 1965 election.
His son Pierce Butler also served as a Senator from 1969 to 1983.
ee also
*Families in the Oireachtas
References
*oireachtas-database|1=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=3&MemberID=1180&ConstID=179
External links
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1447 John Butler's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
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