Frank Butler (politician) explained

Frank Wells Butler
Constituency Am1:Port Curtis
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:11 May 1929
Term End1:11 Jun 1932
Predecessor1:George Carter
Successor1:Tommy Williams
Birth Date:18 August 1884
Birth Place:Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Frank Wells Butler
Nationality:Australian
Party:CPNP
Spouse:Margaret Steel (m.1915)
Occupation:Dairy farmer

Frank Wells Butler (18 August 1884  - 25 July 1961) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Butler was born at Kilcoy, Queensland, the son of William Butler and his wife Jane (née Graham). He was educated privately at Kilcoy Station and then attended Brisbane Grammar School. He managed his father's dairy property on the Brisbane River until 1910 and then managed and later owned Targinnie Station.[1]

He married Margaret Steel in Sydney in 1915 and together had four children. Butler died at Gladstone in July 1961.[1]

Public life

Butler, representing the CPNP, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1929 Queensland state election. He held it for one term, being defeated by Tommy Williams of the Labor Party.

He was a member of the Port Curtis Pastoral Association, and a councilor and chairman of the Calliope Shire Council.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 17 April 2016.