Thomas John Butler (20 September 1875 – 8 July 1937) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1931 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1934. Butler died in

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in 1937.

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1875 births 1937 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub