John Butler (1891 – 16 February 1968) was an Irish politician, farmer and
trade union
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official. He was first elected to
Dáil Éireann
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at the
1922 general election for the
Waterford–Tipperary East constituency as a
Labour Party Teachta Dála
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(TD).
He was re-elected for the
Waterford constituency at the
1923 general election. He lost his seat at the
June 1927 general election. He stood for the Dáil again at several subsequent general elections but was not elected.
He was elected to the
2nd Seanad
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on the
Labour Panel
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in 1938. He served in the
Seanad until losing his seat at the 1957 Seanad election. He was re-elected on the Labour Panel at the 1961 Seanad election, and he did not contest the 1965 election.
[
His son ]Pierce Butler Pierce or Piers Butler may refer to:
*Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467 – 26 August 1539), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland
*Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye (1652–1740), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland
*Pi ...
also served as a Senator from 1969 to 1983.
See also
*Families in the Oireachtas
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References
1891 births
1968 deaths
Members of the 3rd Dáil
Members of the 4th Dáil
Members of the 2nd Seanad
Members of the 3rd Seanad
Members of the 4th Seanad
Members of the 5th Seanad
Members of the 6th Seanad
Members of the 7th Seanad
Members of the 8th Seanad
Members of the 10th Seanad
Politicians from County Waterford
Irish farmers
Irish trade unionists
Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
Labour Party (Ireland) senators
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