Robert Butler (diplomat)
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| The Honourable Robert Butler |
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| United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office 1946–1948 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Myron M. Cowen |
| United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
| In office 1948–1951 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Raymond Henry Norweb |
| Succeeded by | Willard L. Beaulac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 St. Louis, Missouri[1] |
| Died | September 15, 1955[1] New York City[1] |
| Political party | Democrat[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Porter[1] |
| Children | 4 (Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Jean)[1] |
| Profession | Construction 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. Louis, Missouri and his wife was Margaret Porter.[1]
During World War II he was active in shipbuilding.[1] He was the president of Walter Butler Shipbuilding which built a number of cargo ships in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin during the war.[4]
According to a former aid, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba.[5]
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Australia 1946–1948 |
Succeeded by Myron M. Cowen |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Cuba 1948–1951 |
Succeeded by Willard L. Beaulac |
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