Festus Orestes Butt
American lawyer, judge, politician and businessman
About Festus Orestes Butt
Festus Orestes Butt (February 3, 1875 – June 30, 1972) was an American lawyer, judge, politician and businessman. He served two terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1900. He served as a state senator in Arkansas from 1903 to 1906.
Early life Butt was born on February 3, 1875, near Lovington, Illinois. William Alvin Butt Sr., a farmer and Union Army veteran, and Anne Maria Weaver Butt were his parents.
He was elected mayor of Eureka Springs in 1911 and served two terms. He was appointed as a delegate to the 1917–1918 Arkansas Constitutional Convention. He was elected to his old state senate district in 1926, serving in 1927 and again in 1930.
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American lawyer, judge, politician and businessman (1875–1972)
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Festus Orestes Butt died on 30 June 1972.
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