William Butt

American politician

William Moore Butt (c. 1805–1888) was a politician in Georgia.

William Butt
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
In office
1854–1855
Personal details
Bornc. 1805
Died1888
Political partyRepublican

Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia, where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant.[1] He served as a councilman in 1853.[1] The next year, he was elected the eighth mayor.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Garrett (1969) p.353
  2. ^ Garrett (1969) p.372
  • Franklin Miller Garrett (1969). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-3127-9.
Preceded by
William Markham
Mayor of Atlanta
1854–1855
Succeeded by
Allison Nelson
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