William Butler (New Zealand politician)

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1861–1866	3rd	Mongonui		Independent

William Butler (1841 – 4 March 1875) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Butler was born in England in 1841 and went to sea at a young age. By age 24, he was commander of a sailing ship that traded with Australia. He traded and was a whaler. He settled in Mangonui (then spelled Mongonui) in Northland, New Zealand and his children were born there from 1841.^[1]

He represented the Mongonui electorate from 1861 to 1866, when he retired.^[2]

Butler died on 4 March 1875.^[1]

References

1. Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940a). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF) I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 128. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 187. OCLC 154283103.