Thornton Butler was an American state legislator in Louisiana. He lived in New Orleans and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1]

Butler represented the fourth district of the Orleans Parish.[2] He took office on January 22, 1874 after a protracted election dispute.[3] He served until 1880.[4]

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  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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