Sir Robert Reginald Frederick Butler, 1st Baronet (19 June 1866 – 19 November 1933) was an English businessman. Butler was born in

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, Somerset, and educated at

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. He was director of a number of catering and

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companies, notably chairman of

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. He was created a Baronet in the

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for his wartime services.

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*Obituary, '' The Times'', 20 November 1933 *Sir Reginald Butler, Notes of the Day, Western Daily Press, 23 November 1933
1866 births 1933 deaths People educated at Bedford School English businesspeople Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom {{UK-business-bio-stub