Caspar Butz

Caspar Butz
City Clerk of Chicago
In office
1876–1879
Preceded byJoseph K.C. Forrest
Succeeded byPatrick J. Howard
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
1858–1860
Serving with Ebenezer Peck
Preceded byIsaac N. Arnold
A.F.C. Mueller
Succeeded bySolomon M. Wilson
Homer Wilmarth
Personal details
BornOctober 23, 1825
Hagen, Kingdom of Prussia
DiedOctober 19, 1885 (age 59)
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Political partyRepublican

Caspar Butz (October 23, 1825 – October 19, 1885) was a German American journalist and politician, born in Hagen, Kingdom of Prussia, who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1858 to 1860 and as City Clerk of Chicago from 1876 to 1879.