Robert Hamilton Butts Explained

Robert Hamilton Butts
Constituency Mp:Cape Breton South and Richmond
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Riding created in 1914 from Cape Breton South and Richmond
Successor:William F. Carroll
Term Start:1917
Term End:1921
Birth Date:August 4, 1871
Birth Place:Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Date:November 29, 1943
Nationality:British subject
Party:Unionist Party
Occupation:barrister, lawyer

Robert Hamilton Butts (August 4, 1871 in Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada  - November 29, 1943) was a politician, barrister and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election to represent the riding of Cape Breton South and Richmond. He was defeated in the 1923 by-election for the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Butts was also a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1911–1917 and 1928–1933) representing the electoral district of Cape Breton County in two terms as a member of the Nova Scotia Conservative Party. He also served in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia (1927–1928).