Robert Butler (diplomat)

The Honourable
Robert Butler
United States Ambassador to Australia
In office
1946–1948
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byNelson T. Johnson
Succeeded byMyron M. Cowen
United States Ambassador to Cuba
In office
1948–1951
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byRaymond Henry Norweb
Succeeded byWillard L. Beaulac
Personal details
Born1897
St. Paul, Minnesota[1]
DiedSeptember 15, 1955[1]
New York City[1]
Political partyDemocrat[1]
SpouseMargaret Porter[1]
Children4 (Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Jean)[1]
ProfessionConstruction and Shipbuilding[1]

Robert Butler (1897-1955) was the United States Ambassador to Australia (1946–48) and Cuba (1948–1951). He died of a heart attack on September 15, 1955.[2][3] Butler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and his wife was Margaret Porter.[1][4][5]

During World War II he was active in shipbuilding.[1] He was the president of Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. and Walter Butler Shipbuilding-Duluth which built a number of cargo ships in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin during the war.[6]

According to a former aide, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba.[7]

A large statue of Cuban independence leader Jose Marti inside City Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, was presented to the city "in appreciation of [Butler's] courageous work in creating a warm feeling between our two countries."

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Robert Butler Dies at 58". Reading Eagle. September 15, 1955.
  2. ^ "Robert Butler, Phi Epsilon '20 Dies". The Deke Quarterly. 73 (4). 1955.
  3. ^ "Robert Butler (1897–1955)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ shipbuildinghistory.com Walter Butler Superior
  5. ^ Butler, Walter (1925-2006)
  6. ^ Joachim, George J. (1994). Iron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War II. p. 54. ISBN 0814324797.
  7. ^ Hauser, Tom (July 20, 2015). "Minn. Man Served US Ambassador to Cuba 67 Years Ago". KSTP-TV.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Australia
1946–1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Cuba
1948–1951 		Succeeded by


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