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edward, butler, louisiana, politician, edward, butler, state, legislator, served, louisiana, senate, biography, editbutler, born, 1842, massachusetts, elected, represent, plaquemines, parish, louisiana, louisiana, senate, from, 1870, until, 1874, also, recorde. Edward Butler was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana Senate 1 Biography editButler was born 1842 3 in Massachusetts 1 He was elected to represent Plaquemines Parish Louisiana in the Louisiana Senate from 1870 until 1874 2 He also was a recorder for the parish and served as a member of the school board 1 In 1871 Governor Henry C Warmoth appointed Butler and P B S Pinchback as members of a commission to find a site for a new State House 3 Butler was charged with fraud in relation to his service on the school board in 1878 but was never prosecuted 1 While a senator he was beaten and stabbed by a crew member of the Bannock Rock riverboat after trying to gain access to a first class cabin 4 1 See also editAfrican American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction eraReferences edit a b c d e Foner Eric 1 August 1996 Freedom s Lawmakers A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction LSU Press p 33 ISBN 978 0 8071 2082 8 Retrieved October 23 2022 National Roster of Black Elected Officials Joint Center for Political Studies October 23 1976 via Google Books Governor Warmoth appoints senators New Orleans Republican 1 April 1871 p 4 Retrieved 23 October 2022 nbsp Boritt Robert C Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies Gabor S Boritt Gabor S Hancock Scott June 14 2007 Slavery Resistance Freedom Oxford University Press USA p 135 ISBN 978 0 19 510222 2 via Google Books nbsp nbsp This article about a Louisiana politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Butler Louisiana politician amp oldid 1145775379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
