James Joseph Butler
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James Joseph Butler was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Butler attended the public schools.
He served an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and worked at that trade for several years.
He was graduated from St. Louis (Missouri) University in 1881.
He studied law at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as city attorney of St. Louis 1886-1894.
Presented credentials as a Democrat
ic Member-elect to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1901, until June 28, 1902, when the seat was declared vacant.
Subsequently presented credentials as a Member-elect to fill the vacancy thus caused and served from November 4, 1902, until February 26, 1903, when he was succeeded by George Chester Robinson Wagoner
, who contested his election.
Butler was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1905).
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1904 and 1908.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, and died there May 31, 1917.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Butler attended the public schools.
He served an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and worked at that trade for several years.
He was graduated from St. Louis (Missouri) University in 1881.
He studied law at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri.
He served as city attorney of St. Louis 1886-1894.
Presented credentials as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
ic Member-elect to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1901, until June 28, 1902, when the seat was declared vacant.
Subsequently presented credentials as a Member-elect to fill the vacancy thus caused and served from November 4, 1902, until February 26, 1903, when he was succeeded by George Chester Robinson Wagoner
George Chester Robinson Wagoner
George Chester Robinson Wagoner was a U.S. Representative from Missouri who served one week.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wagoner attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri. He served as president of the Wagoner Undertaking Co. and secretary and treasurer...
, who contested his election.
Butler was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1905).
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1904 and 1908.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, and died there May 31, 1917.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.