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Turner Butler (July 7, 1869 – January 19, 1938)[1][2] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1929 to 1938.[1]
Born in Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, "Butler worked as a farmer and store clerk before studying law. In 1894 and 1896, he was elected to be a State Representative. Butler was elected to be a State Senator in 1898. He was elected to be a Circuit Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1914 where he served until 1929".[2] In 1929, Butler was appointed to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Justice Carroll D. Wood, Turner Butler.[3] and served thereafter until his death.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Turner Butler (1869–1938)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 17.
- ^ "Judge Wood Retires", The Newark Journal (May 23, 1929), p. 1.
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