Richard Butler (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Butler (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1850

Place of Birth: Stadhampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1925

Profession: politician, farmer, cattle rancher

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Richard Butler (3 December 1850 – 28 April 1925) was an Australian politician.
He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924).
He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909.
Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake.
His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.