Robert Hamilton Butts (August 4, 1871 in Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada – November 29, 1943) was a

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and

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. He was elected to the

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as a member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election to represent the riding of

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. He was defeated in the 1923 by-election for the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Butts was also a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1911–1917 and 1928–1933) representing the

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in two terms as a member of the Nova Scotia Conservative Party. He also served in the

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(1927–1928).

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* 1871 births 1943 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Conservative Party of Nova Scotia MLCs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub