Neil A. Butler

Neil A. Butler
Mayor of Gainesville
In office
1974–1975
Preceded byJames G. Richardson
Succeeded byJoseph W. Little
In office
1971 – February 1972
Preceded byPerry McGriff
Succeeded byT.E. "Ted" Williams
Member of the Gainesville City Commission
In office
1972–1974
In office
1969–1971
Personal details
Born1927/1928
Orange Heights, Florida
DiedJune 14, 1992 (age 64)
Detroit, Michigan
EducationB.A. and M.A. University of Florida
Alma materMorris Brown College

Neil A. Butler (1927/1928 – June 14, 1992) was an American politician who served as mayor of Gainesville, Florida, the first African-American to hold the office since Reconstruction.