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Turner Butler (July 7, 1869 – January 19, 1938)[1][2] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1929 to 1938.[1]
Born in Poplar Bluff, Arkansas.
Butler worked as a farmer and store clerk before studying law. In 1894 and 1896, he was elected to be a State Representative. Butler was elected to be a State Senator in 1898. He was elected to be a Circuit Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1914 where he served until 1929. Butler was appointed to be an Associate Justice in 1929 where he served until his death.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Turner Butler (1869–1938)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 17.
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