William M. Butler

William M. Butler


United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office November 13, 1924 – December 6, 1926
Appointed by	Channing H. Cox
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded by	David I. Walsh
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1892-1895
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1890-1891
Personal details
Born	William Morgan Butler (1861-01-29)January 29, 1861 New Bedford, Massachusetts
Died	March 29, 1937(1937-03-29) (aged 76) Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Boston University

William Morgan Butler (January 29, 1861 – March 29, 1937) was a lawyer and legislator for the State of Massachusetts, 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 of Boston University in 1884, he practiced law in New Bedford until 1895. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891, and a member of the Massachusetts 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 the Republican National Committee from 1924 to 1928.

On November 13, 1924, Butler was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Cabot Lodge, and served from November 13, 1924, to December 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 the 69th Congress, and then resumed his manufacturing interests. He thereafter resided in Boston until his death in 1937, and was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Source

William M. Butler at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts 1924-1926 Served alongside: David I. Walsh	Succeeded by David I. Walsh
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Preceded by John T. Adams	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1924-1928	Succeeded by Hubert Work
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Preceded by Alfred S. Pinkerton	President of the Massachusetts Senate 1894-1897	Succeeded by George P. Lawrence

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