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William Morgan Butler
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
November 13, 1924 – December 6, 1926
Appointed byChanning H. Cox
Preceded byHenry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded byDavid I. Walsh
Personal details
Born(1861-01-29)January 29, 1861
New Bedford, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 29, 1937(1937-03-29) (aged 76)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBoston 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 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 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, and was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Source

  • United States Congress. "William M. Butler (id: B001196)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts
1924-1926
Served alongside: David I. Walsh
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Republican National Committee
1924-1928
Succeeded by

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