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American politician in Louisiana
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Edward Butler was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana Senate.
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Butler was born 1842/3 in Massachusetts.
He was elected to represent Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in the Louisiana Senate from 1870 until 1874. He also was a recorder for the parish and served as a member of the school board.
In 1871 Governor Henry C. Warmoth appointed Butler and P. B. S. Pinchback as members of a commission to find a site for a new State House.
Butler was charged with fraud in relation to his service on the school board in 1878 but was never prosecuted.
While a senator he was beaten and stabbed by a crew member of the Bannock Rock riverboat after trying to gain access to a first class cabin.
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