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Festus Orestes Butt | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office 1927–1930 | |
| In office 1903–1906 | |
| Mayor of Eureka Springs | |
| In office ? | |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1875 near Lovington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1972 (aged 97) Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Essie Mae Cox (m. 1901) |
| Children | 7 |
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| Criminal information | |
| Conviction | Bribery |
| Criminal penalty | 24 months in Arkansas State Penitentiary (pradoned) |
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Festus Orestes Butt (February 3, 1875 – June 30, 1972) was an American lawyer, judge, politician and businessman. He served two terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1900. He served as a state senator in Arkansas from 1903 to 1906.
Early life
He was born on February 3, 1875 near Lovington, Illinois.[1][2] William Alvin Butt Sr., a farmer and Union Army veteran, and Anne Maria Weaver Butt were his parents.[3] He grew up in Green Forest, Arkansas.[1]
Career
Butt served two terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1900. He served as a state senator in Arkansas from 1903 to 1906. He was convicted of bribery for an appropriation related to construction of a new state capitol. Governor X. O. Pindall pardoned him on June 27, 1907.[3]
He was elected mayor of Eureka Springs in 1911 and served two terms. He was appointed as a delegate to the 1917–1918 Arkansas Constitutional Convention. He was elected to his old state senate district in 1926, serving in 1927 and again in 1930.[3]
He was a mason and odd fellow member.[4]
Personal life and death
Butt married Essie Mae Cox on May 21, 1901, and they had seven children.[1][3]
He died in Fayetteville, Arkansas on June 30, 1972.[2] Fayetteville A historical marker at his law office commemorates his history.[5]