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Butler, Sr., Gordon H.

Senate 1951-62 (District 57); Senate 1963-64 (District 61)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Cook, Lake, St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/10/1889
Birth Place: Scipio, Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 8/1/1964
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Duluth
Occupation (when first elected): Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer

EDUCATION

University of London, England; Attended College; 1918-1919
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana; B.S.; Civil Engineering, 1913

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Board/Commission: Duluth, Minnesota (Minnesota-Wisconsin Joint Committee on the Construction of the Duluth-Superior High Bridge, Chair)); 19?? to 19??
Military: United States Corps of Engineers (World War I, European Theatre; Captain, Major); 1918 to 1919
Municipal Board/Commission: Duluth, Minnesota (City Board of Appeals); 1936 to 1941
Military: United States Corps of Engineers (World War II, Europe Theatre, once; Pacific Theatre, twice; Colonel); 1940 to 1946

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Annabelle Dunning (married in 1918)
Children: Three children: Gordon H. Jr., Robert D., and John T. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Duluth, Minnesota in 1914.

He was a member of the Glen Avon Masonic Lodge, Elks, Eagles, Kitchi Gamma Club, St. Louis County Historical Society, and the Duluth Symphony Association.

He was a member of the Glen Avon Presbyterian Church.

Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1951.

Total Days Served: 4961

SESSIONS SERVED

63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 61
Elected: 11/6/1962
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 8/1/1964 (unfinished term)
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Butler of Minnesota Inc./Chairman, Board of Polaris Corporation
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Education
  • Military Affairs and Civil Defense
  • Public Domain
  • Public Highways
  • Rules and Legislative Expense
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Transportation and Communications (Chair)
Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes: He died while in office.

62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/4/1958
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/7/1963
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Chairman of the Board, Polaris Concrete Products
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Committees
  • Education
  • Public Highways
  • Rules and Legislative Expense
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Transportion and Communications (Chair)

61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/4/1958
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/7/1963
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Chairman of the Board, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Committees
  • Education
  • Public Highways
  • Rules and Legislative Expense
  • Taxes
  • Transportation (Chair)

60th Legislative Session (1957-1958) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/2/1954
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Aviation (Chair)
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Education
  • Game and Fish
  • Labor
  • Public Highways
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
  • University

59th Legislative Session (1955-1956)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/2/1954
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/President, Polaris Concrete Products Company
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Aviation (Chair)
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Education
  • Game and Fish
  • Labor
  • Public Highways
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
  • University

58th Legislative Session (1953-1954) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Education
  • Labor
  • Public Highways
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
  • University

57th Legislative Session (1951-1952)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 57
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Civil Engineer/General Contractor/Concrete Products Manufacturer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Education
  • Labor
  • Public Highways
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
  • University
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965. - The information on Gordon H. Butler also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 785-786.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.