William Riley Butler

Full Name: William Riley Butler
Date of birth: August 27, 1857
Date of death: May 23, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	66	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Temple / Bell	Bell
H	66	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Temple / Bell	Bell
H	66	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Temple / Bell	Bell

(1) Candidate announcement of W.R. Butler of Temple, "ex-county judge of Bell County." "Candidate for Legislature," The Houston Post, 12/24/1911, p. 4. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 66
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell

House District 66
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell

House District 66
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

W.R. Butler, birth date 8/27/1857 in Illinois. Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 16. Fort Worth Record.
Biographical sketch, William R. Butler, Volume II, pp. 611-612. Born 8/27/1857 in Clinton County, Illinois. Former Bell County Judge (1904-1908). A History of Central and Western Texas, 1911.

Other Resources

William R. Butler, birth date 8/27/1857 in Illinois; death date 5/23/1935 in Temple, Bell County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Judge William Riley Butler, birth date 8/11/1857, death date 5/23/1935, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County. Find a Grave.
Son William R. Butler's service in World War I, "William R. Butler, son of Representative W.R. Butler, and now Lieutenant Butler, said that it was good to come back home before going to the front." "Magnificent Crowd Assembles in Honor of Bell County's Soldiers," Temple Daily Telegram, 8/25/1917, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
35th Legislature (1917) - W.R. Butler, postoffice Temple, nativity Illinois, age 59 (born circa 1858), 40 years in Texas, lawyer, member former legislatures: 33rd-34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.R. Butler, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Butler, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Butler, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Congressional Districts Forestry Judiciary Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Senatorial Districts Supreme Judicial Districts Women's Confederate Home, Investigate (Chair)
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Counties Judiciary (Vice Chair) Reforms in Civil Procedure State Asylums
33rd R.S. - 1913 Commerce and Manufactures Conduct of Newspaper Representatives, Investigate Judiciary Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure

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