Edward Butler was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana Senate.
Biography
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.
See also
References
- ^ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- "National Roster of Black Elected Officials". Joint Center for Political Studies. October 23, 1976 – via Google Books.
- "Governor Warmoth appoints senators..." New Orleans Republican. 1 April 1871. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Boritt, Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies Gabor S.; Boritt, Gabor S.; Hancock, Scott (June 14, 2007). Slavery, Resistance, Freedom. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-510222-2 – via Google Books.
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