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Butler, Sr., Gordon H.

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Map of Duluth
Duluth, MN

Senate 1951-62 (District 57); Senate 1963-64 (District 61)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Cook, Lake, St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 02/10/1889 Date of Death: 08/01/1964
Birth Place: Scipio, Indiana Birth County:  Birth Country: United States
Other Names:
Gender:  Male Religion:  Presbyterian
City of Residence (when first elected):  Duluth

Occupation (when first elected):  Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer

EDUCATION

University of London, England; Attended College; 1918-1919
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana; B.S.; Civil Engineering, 1913

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Board/CommissionDuluth, Minnesota (Minnesota-Wisconsin Joint Committee on the Construction of the Duluth-Superior High Bridge, Chair)) ??/??/19?? to ??/??/19??
MilitaryUnited States Corps of Engineers (World War I, European Theatre; Captain, Major) ??/??/1918 to ??/??/1919
Municipal Board/CommissionDuluth, Minnesota (City Board of Appeals) ??/??/1936 to ??/??/1941
MilitaryUnited States Corps of Engineers (World War II, Europe Theatre, once; Pacific Theatre, twice; Colonel) ??/??/1940 to ??/??/1946

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Annabelle Dunning (married in 1918)
Children: Three children: Gordon H. Jr., Robert D., and John T. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Duluth, Minnesota in 1914.

He was a member of the Glen Avon Masonic Lodge, Elks, Eagles, Kitchi Gamma Club, St. Louis County Historical Society, and the Duluth Symphony Association.

He was a member of the Glen Avon Presbyterian Church.

Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1951.

Legislative Session: 63rd (1963-1964)   Session Details term photo
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Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1962 Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 8/1/1964 (unfinished term)
District: 61 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Butler of Minnesota Inc./Chairman, Board of Polaris Corporation
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Cities of the First Class
Education
Military Affairs and Civil Defense
Public Domain
Public Highways
Rules and Legislative Expense
Taxes and Tax Laws
Transportation and Communications (Chair)
Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes: He died while in office.
Legislative Session: 62nd (1961-1962) (second half of Senate term)   Session Details
Body: Senate Elected: 11/4/1958 Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/7/1963
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Chairman of the Board, Polaris Concrete Products
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Cities of the First Class
Committees
Education
Public Highways
Rules and Legislative Expense
Taxes and Tax Laws
Transportion and Communications (Chair)
Legislative Session: 61st (1959-1960)   Session Details
Body: Senate Elected: 11/4/1958 Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/7/1963
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Chairman of the Board, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Cities of the First Class
Committees
Education
Public Highways
Rules and Legislative Expense
Taxes
Transportation (Chair)
Legislative Session: 60th (1957-1958) (second half of Senate term)   Session Details term photo
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Body: Senate Elected: 11/2/1954 Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Aviation (Chair)
Cities of the First Class
Education
Game and Fish
Labor
Public Highways
Taxes and Tax Laws
Towns and Counties
University
Legislative Session: 59th (1955-1956)   Session Details
Body: Senate Elected: 11/2/1954 Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Aviation (Chair)
Cities of the First Class
Education
Game and Fish
Labor
Public Highways
Taxes and Tax Laws
Towns and Counties
University
Legislative Session: 58th (1953-1954) (second half of Senate term)   Session Details
Body: Senate Elected: 11/7/1950 Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Banks and Banking
Cities of the First Class
Education
Labor
Public Highways
Taxes and Tax Laws
Towns and Counties
University
Legislative Session: 57th (1951-1952)   Session Details
Body: Senate Elected: 11/7/1950 Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
Banks and Banking
Cities of the First Class
Education
Labor
Public Highways
Taxes and Tax Laws
Towns and Counties
University

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965. - The information on Gordon H. Butler also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 785-786.




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