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Thornton Butler was an American state legislator in Louisiana. He lived in New Orleans and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Butler represented the fourth district of the Orleans Parish. He took office on January 22, 1874 after a protracted election dispute. He served until 1880.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. Perkins, A. E. (1929). "Some Negro Officers and Legislators in Louisiana". The Journal of Negro History. 14 (4): 525. doi:10.2307/2714198. ISSN 0022-2992. JSTOR 2714198. S2CID 149553370. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
2. Representatives, Louisiana Legislature House of (September 18, 1874). "Official Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana". State of Louisiana. p. 63 – via Google Books.
3. Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. pp. 146, 232, 234. ISBN 9780809385812 – via Google Books.
4. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 34

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