Thomas Bothwell Butler
72nd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 18, 1927[1] – January 5, 1931[2]
GovernorJohn Gardiner Richards Jr.
Preceded byE. B. Jackson
Succeeded byJames Sheppard
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1901–1902
Member of the South Carolina Senate
In office
1903–1907
In office
1919–1926
Preceded byE.B. Jackson
Succeeded byJames Sheppard
Personal details
Born(1866-01-11)January 11, 1866
Union County, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 5, 1931(1931-01-05) (aged 64)
Union County, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSpouse Annie Wood
Children1[1]
RelativesThomas Bothwell Jeter (uncle)
EducationSouth Carolina College, (JD)

Thomas Bothwell Butler (January 11, 1866 – January 5, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd lieutenant governor of South Carolina. He died in office on January 5, 1931.[1][3][4]

Life and career

Butler was born in Union, South Carolina. After earning a law degree from South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina, he opened his own law practice. He later served as the mayor of Gaffney, South Carolina, and in 1901, Butler was elected one term to the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving until 1902. He served six terms in the South Carolina Senate from Cherokee County.[1][5][6][7][8] He was elected to the South Carolina Senate in two separate time periods, from 1903 to 1907 and from 1919 to 1926,[1] when he was elected to the South Carolina lieutenant governorship, serving under Governor John Gardiner Richards Jr.[8]

Personal life and death

Butler was the nephew of Thomas Bothwell Jeter, who served as the 79th Governor of South Carolina.[9]

Butler died in January 1931, at the age of 64.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Thos. B. Butler, Lieut.-Governor, Taken By Death". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. January 6, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "South Carolina Lieutenant Governors 1730 to Present". SC Home. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina · Tuesday, January 06, 1931". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Members of the 74th General Assembly - 1921 to 1922". SC Home. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jervey, Theodore (October 1903). "The Butlers of South Carolina". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 4 (4): 296–311.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Bothwell Butler, 1866–1931 (aged 64 years)". family.southcarolinajeters.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Biographies". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 Duncan Wallace, David (1934), "The History of South Carolina: Volume 3", University of Virginia, American Historical Society, Incorporated, p. 500
  9. ↑ "Relationships between Thomas Bothwell Jeter and Thomas Bothwell Butler". amily.southcarolinajeters.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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