Edward Hubert Butler Jr. Explained

Edward Hubert Butler II (June 19, 1883 – February 19, 1956) was an American publisher and editor of The Buffalo Evening News (1914–1956) and president of radio station WBEN (1930–1956) and WBEN-TV (1948–1956).^[1]

Biography

He was born on June 19, 1883, to Edward Hubert Butler Sr. in Buffalo, New York.^[2]

He attended Nichols and Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Yale University in 1907.^[3]

Butler married Kate M. Robinson (1885–1974) in 1909 and had two children, Edward Hubert Butler III (1915–1919) and Kate Robinson Wallis (m. 1921 Bruce E. Wallis).^[3]

Butler assumed the ownership of the Evening News and the family mansion upon the death of his father in 1914.

He died on February 19, 1956.

Legacy

His wife Kate was publisher from 1971 until her death in 1974.

Notes and References

1. News: Edward Butler, Publisher, Dead. Head Of Buffalo Evening News and also Its Editor. Was Civic Leader There Active In State G.O.P. Close Friend Of Hoover Was One Of First To Use Radio As Tie-In With Paper. Took Over From Father. Held In High Esteem. Leaders Pay Tribute Harriman, Brownell, Dewey, Morlsouse Mourn Butler . . February 20, 1956 . 2010-09-24 .
2. News: Edward H. Butler, Publisher, Dead. Proprietor Of The Buffalo Evening News Succumbs At His Home, Aged 63 . . March 12, 1914 . 2010-09-23 .
3. Web site: Butler Family. buffaloah.com.