Richard Butler
Australian politician
Died when: 74 years 146 days (892 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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Sir Richard Butler (3 December 1850 – 28 April 1925) was an Australian politician.He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924).
He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909.Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake.
His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.
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