Frank Butler (politician)

Frank Wells Butler (18 August 1884 – 25 July 1961) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Frank Wells Butler
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
11 May 1929 – 11 Jun 1932
Preceded byGeorge Carter
Succeeded byTommy Williams
Personal details
Born
Frank Wells Butler

(1884-08-18)18 August 1884
Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia
Died25 July 1961(1961-07-25) (aged 76)
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCPNP
SpouseMargaret Steel (m.1915)
OccupationDairy farmer

Biography

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Butler was born at Kilcoy, Queensland, the son of William Butler and his wife Jane (née Graham). He was educated privately at Kilcoy Station and then attended Brisbane Grammar School. He managed his father's dairy property on the Brisbane River until 1910 and then managed and later owned Targinnie Station.[1]

He married Margaret Steel in Sydney in 1915 and together had four children. Butler died at Gladstone in July 1961.[1]

Public life

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Butler, representing the CPNP, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1929 Queensland state election. He held it for one term, being defeated by Tommy Williams of the Labor Party.

He was a member of the Port Curtis Pastoral Association, and a councilor and chairman of the Calliope Shire Council.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Port Curtis
1929–1932
Succeeded by