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Butler, Levi "L."

Senate 1872-77 (District 26)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1818
Birth Place: Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1878
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: L.
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Lumberman, Lumber Manufacturer and Sales/Physician

EDUCATION

Private Tutors; At Least Elementary School;
Ohio Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Ohio Medical College; Medical Degree;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 3rd Minneosta Infantry Regiment, Army of the Mississippi (United States Civil War, Fort Snelling, Examining Surgeon during the Draft); 1861 to 1865

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1855 but returned to Indiana in the winter. He became a year round resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1858.

Total Days Served: 2198

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman/President, Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, Minneapolis
Party: Republican Party Notes: "His political sentiments are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13)
Committees:
  • Printing
  • Railroads (Chair)
  • Towns and Counties

18th Legislative Session (1876)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Railroads (Chair)
  • Towns and Counties

17th Legislative Session (1875)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/4/1873
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Railroads (Chair)

16th Legislative Session (1874)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/4/1873
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Elections
  • Joint University and University Lands
  • Railroads (Chair)

15th Legislative Session (1873)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/7/1871
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/5/1874
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
  • Elections
  • Joint University and University Lands (Chair)
  • Railroads
  • State Library

14th Legislative Session (1872)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 26
Elected: 11/7/1871
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/5/1874
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lumberman, Lumber Manufacturer and Sales/Physician
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Elections
  • Joint Congressional Apportionment
  • Railroads