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'''William M. Butt''' (1805 – 1864) arrived in [[Atlanta]] in 1851 from [[Campbell County, Georgia]] and served as a councilman in 1853. The next year he was elected mayor.


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'''William Moore Butt''' (c. 1805–1888) was a politician in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
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Butt arrived in [[Atlanta]] in 1851 from [[Campbell County, Georgia]], where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant.<ref name=garrett353>Garrett (1969) p.353</ref> He served as a councilman in 1853.<ref name=garrett353/> The next year, he was elected the eighth mayor.<ref>Garrett (1969) p.372</ref>

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* {{cite book | title=Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events | author=Franklin Miller Garrett | publisher=[[University of Georgia Press]] | year=1969 | isbn=0-8203-3127-9 }}

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William Moore Butt (c. 1805–1888) was a politician in Georgia.

William Butt
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
In office
1854–1855
Personal details
Bornc. 1805
Died1888
Political partyRepublican

Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia, where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant.[1] He served as a councilman in 1853.[1] The next year, he was elected the eighth mayor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Garrett (1969) p.353
  2. ^ Garrett (1969) p.372
  • Franklin Miller Garrett (1969). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-3127-9.
Preceded by Mayor of Atlanta
1854–1855
Succeeded by