About Moses M. Butler
Lived 1824 – 1879 (aged 54–55). Moses M. Butler was a lawyer.
Moses M. Butler (1824-October 9, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Portland, Maine from 1877-1879.
Butler graduated from Bowdoin College in 1845 at the head of his class. He had a legal partnership with Judge Woodbury Davis. He was survived by his wife and one son.
The Butler School in Portland's West End opened in 1879 and is named in his honor.
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American lawyer & politician (1824-1879)
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