About John Edward Butler
Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 83). John Edward Butler was a Canadian politician.
John Edward Butler (October 21, 1916 – November 4, 1999) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career Butler ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election in the new electoral district of Hanna-Oyen as a Progressive Conservative candidate. He nearly defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Clinton French, finishing a close second in the three way race and losing by just 15 votes.
Butler made a second run for a seat to the legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. This time he won the electoral district of Hanna-Oyen to pick it up for the governing Progressive Conservative party improving his popular slightly while the opposition vote collapsed.
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Who was John Edward Butler?
Canadian politician (1916-1999)
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John Edward Butler was born on 21 October 1916.
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John Edward Butler died on 4 November 1999.
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John Edward Butler was a politician.
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John Edward Butler was Canadian.
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