Butler, Colvin G.
House 1939-40 (District 50); Senate 1943-50 (District 50)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Otter Tail
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/17/1880
Birth Place:
Perham, Minnesota
Birth County:
Otter Tail
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/15/1961
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Fergus Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Ordained Presbyterian Clergyman; Lectures and Serves Two Rural Churches, Otter Tail County/Farm Owner and Operator
EDUCATION
Perham Public Schools; Elementary School;
Fergus Falls High School; Secondary; Graduate
Park Region Luther College, Fergus Falls; Attended College; Commercial Law and Business Course
Hamline University; College Graduate; Classics and Greek Testament
Presbyterian Seminary, Omaha, Nebraska; Attended Graduate School; Theology
Buena Vista College, Iowa; D.D.; Doctor of Divinity; Ordained in Sioux City, Iowa 1908
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Elizabeth Bartelson (married on January 2, 1906; she died on January 26, 1953)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
His father served as Otter Tail County Treasurer for many years.
He died at home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the Methodist Church in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on April 19, 1961.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1949.
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Ordained Presbyterian Clergyman/Farm Owner and Operator
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Ordained Presbyterian Clergyman/Farm Owner and Operator
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Ordained Presbyterian Clergyman/Farm Owner and Operator
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Crime and Crime Prevention
-
Liquor Control
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Pastor, Two Rural Churches in Otter Tail County/Farm Owner and Operator
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Crime and Crime Prevention
-
Liquor Control
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
State and County Fairs
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/6/1941
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Ordained Presbyterian Clergyman; Lectures and Serves Two Rural Churches, Otter Tail County/Farm Owner and Operator
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Crime Prevention
-
Game and Fish
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Public Welfare
-
State Prison
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Alfred Berglund, Colvin G. Butler, Sherman W. Child, Leonard W. Dernek, H.C. Hanson, John A. Johnson, Charles Klein, Martin M. Malone, Nels A. Pederson, Herbert Rogers, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1963.
- The information on Colvin G. Butler was also included in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1963, p. 995-996.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.