Preceded by George Carter Nationality Australian Occupation Dairy farmer | Succeeded by Tom Williams Political party CPNP | |
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Full Name Frank Wells Butler Born 18 August 1884
Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia ( 1884-08-18 ) Spouse(s) Margaret Steel (m.1915) Died 25 July 1961, Gladstone, Australia Party Country and Progressive National Party | ||
Frank Wells Butler (18 August 1884 – 25 July 1961) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Butler was born at Kilcoy, Queensland, the son of William Butler and his wife Jane (née Graham). He was educated privately at Kilcoy Station and then attended Brisbane Grammar School. He managed his father's dairy property on the Brisbane River until 1910 and then managed and later owned Targinnie Station.
He married Margaret Steel in Sydney in 1915 and together had four children. Butler died at Gladstone in July 1961.
Public life
Butler, representing the CPNP, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1929 Queensland state election. He held it for one term, being defeated by Tommy Williams of the Labor Party.
He was a member of the Port Curtis Pastoral Association, and a councilor and chairman of the Calliope Shire Council.