Albert Ronald Button (August 29, 1903 – January 31, 1987)[1] was an American attorney and politician who served as California state treasurer from 1956 to 1959.
In 1928, he began to practice in Hollywood, where he had a number of celebrity clients, including Hedy Lamarr and Thelma Todd. He specialized in corporate and business law. During World War II, he was a major in the Army Signal Corps motion picture division, spending much of his duty time at Hal Roach Studios with actor Ronald Reagan.
Button was Republican State Central Committee chairman in 1953, when he was selected for the Republican National Committee in which he remained for three years. On November 1, 1956, California Governor Goodwin Knight appointed him state treasurer, succeeding Charles G. Johnson, who retired after 34 years in office amid a dispute with Knight and allegations of funneling state funds for personal use.
After he left state government in 1959, Button was a key developer of Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs.
Personal lifeedit
In September 1931, he married actress Gladys McConnell, and they had a daughter, Mary Barbara Button (b. 9 February 1937, Los Angeles), now known as Barbara McAllister.[2]
Referencesedit
^"OBITUARIES : A. R. Button; Former State Treasurer". Los Angeles Times. 1987-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
^"Albert Ronald Button (1903-1987) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
ronald, button, albert, ronald, button, august, 1903, january, 1987, american, attorney, politician, served, california, state, treasurer, from, 1956, 1959, 23rd, treasurer, californiain, office, 1956, 1959preceded, bycharles, johnsonsucceeded, bybert, bettspe. Albert Ronald Button August 29 1903 January 31 1987 1 was an American attorney and politician who served as California state treasurer from 1956 to 1959 A Ronald Button23rd Treasurer of CaliforniaIn office 1956 1959Preceded byCharles G JohnsonSucceeded byBert A BettsPersonal detailsBornAugust 29 1903Plainview Nebraska U S DiedJanuary 31 1987 aged 83 Los Angeles California U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseGladys McConnell m 1931 wbr Children1EducationStanford University BA Harvard University LLB Military serviceBranch service United States ArmyUnitArmy Signal CorpsBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 See alsoEarly life and education editButton was born in Plainview Nebraska and graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School Career editIn 1928 he began to practice in Hollywood where he had a number of celebrity clients including Hedy Lamarr and Thelma Todd He specialized in corporate and business law During World War II he was a major in the Army Signal Corps motion picture division spending much of his duty time at Hal Roach Studios with actor Ronald Reagan Button was Republican State Central Committee chairman in 1953 when he was selected for the Republican National Committee in which he remained for three years On November 1 1956 California Governor Goodwin Knight appointed him state treasurer succeeding Charles G Johnson who retired after 34 years in office amid a dispute with Knight and allegations of funneling state funds for personal use After he left state government in 1959 Button was a key developer of Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs Personal life editIn September 1931 he married actress Gladys McConnell and they had a daughter Mary Barbara Button b 9 February 1937 Los Angeles now known as Barbara McAllister 2 References edit OBITUARIES A R Button Former State Treasurer Los Angeles Times 1987 02 05 Retrieved 2021 03 17 Albert Ronald Button 1903 1987 Find A Grave www findagrave com Retrieved 2021 03 17 See also editGlenn E CoolidgePolitical officesPreceded byCharles G Johnson State Treasurer of California1956 1959 Succeeded byBert A Betts nbsp This article about a California politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Ronald Button amp oldid 1177359347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
