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State Representative
Republican
| Lawyer | |
| Muscatine | |
| 10 | |
| 01/11/1864 - 01/07/1866 | |
| 25 |
A native of Franklin County, Ohio, born August 14, 1817. He married Esther Maynard and had eight children. He died at Mount Pleasant, April 23, 1874. Mr. Butler came to Muscatine in 1841 forming a law partnership with Judge Ralph P. Lowe. He was very prominent in the business activities of Muscatine and became quite wealthy. For several years he served as president of the Muscatine National Bank, president of the gas company, and had other business interests. He represented this county in the general assembly of 1853, when he was made speaker of the house. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860.