Alexander Kaye Butterworth

Sir Alexander K Butterworth
Born(1854-12-04)4 December 1854
Died23 January 1946(1946-01-23) (aged 91)
Resting placeSt John-at-Hampstead Church, Hampstead
Employer(s)Great Western Railway
North Eastern Railway
Railway Executive Committee
Victoria Park Hospital for Heart and Chest Diseases
Spouse(s)Julia Wigan 1884–1911 (her death)
Dorothea Mavor 1916–46 (his death)
ChildrenGeorge Butterworth (1885–1916)
Parents
  • Rev. George Butterworth (father)
  • Frances Maria Butterworth (née Kaye) (mother)
RelativesJoseph Butterworth (great grandfather)
Hugh Butterworth (nephew)

Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth (1854–1946) was the General Manager of the North Eastern Railway and also chairman of the Railway Executive during the First World War. He was the father of the composer George Butterworth (1885–1916)