Robert Butler (1897-1955) was the

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(1946–48) and

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(1948–1951). He died of a heart attack on September 15, 1955. Butler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and his wife was Margaret Porter. During World War II he was active in shipbuilding. He was the president of

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and Walter Butler Shipbuilding-Duluth which built a number of cargo ships in

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and

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during the war. According to a former aide, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba. A large statue of Cuban independence leader

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inside City Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, was presented to the city "in appreciation of utler'scourageous work in creating a warm feeling between our two countries."

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* 1955 deaths 1897 births People from White Bear Lake, Minnesota Ambassadors of the United States to Australia Ambassadors of the United States to Cuba {{US-diplomat-stub