Nat Butler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nat Butler

American bicycle racer (1870-1943)

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1870

Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death: 24-May-1943

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Nat Butler

  • Nathaniel "Nat" Butler (January 6, 1870 – May 24, 1943) was an American pioneer professional cyclist.
  • On track he won a bronze medal in the motor-paced racing at the 1909 World Championships.
  • On the road he won the Luiscott Race in 1893 and finished second in the New York six-day race in 1903.
  • His brothers Tom and Frank were also competitive cyclists.Butler was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a family of a craftsman and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • He won his first race, the Luiscott Race, in 1893 and received as prize two diamonds and a horse with carriage.
  • He then turned professional, and competed in motor-paced racing at the 1899 World Championships, together with brother Tom.
  • Tom finished second and Nat placed fourth. Butler finished second in the New York six-day race in 1903, and from 1905 on competed in Europe.
  • During his first year in Europe he participated in the famous Bol d'Or on Paris' Buffalo track, where he finished third.
  • He retired around 1910 and in 1913 took over the velodrome "Revere Cycletrack" near his hometown of Cambridge.
  • In later years, he became an established landscape painter.

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