Joseph G. Butler Jr.

Joseph G. Butler Jr.
Born(1840-12-21)December 21, 1840
DiedDecember 20, 1927(1927-12-20) (aged 86)
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forButler Institute of American Art
TitleDirector, American Iron and Steel Institute

Joseph Green Butler Jr. (December 21, 1840 – December 20, 1927) was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and popular historian. He is remembered primarily for establishing the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to American art.[1]

  1. ^ "Summer Refresher". Time. July 28, 1958.