John E. Butler
American lawyer
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John Edward Butler (July 6, 1836 – June 25, 1889) was an American politician, lawyer, and newspaper editor. He was a delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention and editor of the Biddeford Union and Journal newspaper.[1] He served two single-year terms in the Maine Senate (1873–74). Butler, a Free Will Baptist, was born in Berwick, Maine and attended Bowdoin College, apparently without graduating.
