Emmett Ethridge Butler (1908-1955) was a physician practicing in Gainesville, Georgia.

He was born in Jefferson and grew up in Macon.[1] He was a graduate of Morehouse College. He received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College in 1934.[2]

He was the first African-American to be appointed to the Gainesville Board of Education.[3]

He died on May 5, 1955, of carcinoma of the stomach.[2]

Shortly after his death a segregated school was renamed after him. Today the E.E. Butler Parkway in Gainesville is named after him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. 1 2 "DEATHS". Journal of the American Medical Association. 158 (11): 962. 1955-07-16. doi:10.1001/jama.1955.02960110068018. ISSN 0002-9955.
  3. ↑ Hutchens, Linda Rucker (2004). Hall County, Georgia. Ella J. Wilmont Smith. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 100. ISBN 0-7385-1639-2. OCLC 56779783.
  4. ↑ "Crossroads of Black History: Recalling a doctor and a pioneer - gainesvilletimes.com". gainesvillelegals.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
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