- William M. Butler
Infobox Senator
name =William Morgan Butler
imagesize =150px
jr/sr =United States Senator
state =Massachusetts
term_start =November 13 ,1924
term_end =December 6 ,1926
preceded =Henry Cabot Lodge
succeeded =David I. Walsh
birth_date =birth date|1861|1|29|mf=y
birth_place =New Bedford, Massachusetts
death_date =death date and age|1937|3|29|1861|1|29|mf=y
death_place =Boston, Massachusetts
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party =Republican
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footnotes =William Morgan Butler (
January 29 ,1861 –March 29 ,1937 ) was a lawyer and legislator for the State ofMassachusetts , and a United States Senator.Butler was born in
New Bedford, Massachusetts where he attended the public school and studied law. He was admitted to the State bar in 1883. After graduating from the law department ofBoston University in 1884, he practiced law in New Bedford until 1895. He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1890 to 1891, and a member of the State senate from 1892 to 1895, serving as its president in 1894 and 1895.Butler moved to Boston in 1895, and continued the practice of law until 1912, when he engaged in the manufacture of
cotton goods. He was a member of the commission to revise the statutes of Massachusetts from 1896 to 1900, and was chairman of theRepublican National Committee in 1924.On
November 13 ,1924 , Butler was appointed as a Republican to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofHenry Cabot Lodge , and served fromNovember 13 ,1924 , toDecember 6 ,1926 , when a successor was elected. His bid for election to fill the vacancy was unsuccessful.Butler served as chairman of the
Committee on Patents in the69th Congress , and then resumed his manufacturing interests. He thereafter resided in Boston until his death, and was interred inForest Hills Cemetery .ource
External links
* [http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101271010,00.html 1927 "Time" cover featuring Butler]
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