James Joseph Butler

James Joseph Butler (1902)

James Joseph Butler (born August 29, 1862 in St. Louis , Missouri , †  May 31, 1917 there ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1905 he represented the state of Missouri twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Butler attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship as a blacksmith. He then worked in this profession for a few years. Until 1881 he studied at Saint Louis University . After a subsequent law degree at Washington University and his admission as a lawyer in 1884, he began to work in St. Louis in his new profession. Between 1886 and 1894 Butler was a St. Louis town attorney. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1900 Butler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Charles Edward Pearce on March 4, 1901 . Because of an election objection, his seat was declared vacant on June 28, 1902. After a special election he was able to exercise the mandate again between November 4, 1902 and February 26, 1903. Then a new vote by George Wagoner was upheld, who became Congressman for the last days of the legislature between February 26 and March 3, 1903. But since Butler was re-elected in the regular elections of 1902 , he was able to replace Wagoner on March 4, 1903 and complete a full legislative period in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1905.

After leaving Congress, James Butler returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1904 and 1908 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . He died on May 31, 1917 in St. Louis.

Web links

• James Joseph Butler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Joseph Butler in the database of Find a Grave (English)