Robert Butler | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Myron M. Cowen |
| United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
| In office 1948–1951 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Raymond Henry Norweb |
| Succeeded by | Willard L. Beaulac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 St. Paul, Minnesota[1] |
| Died | September 15, 1955[1] New York City[1] |
| Political party | Democrat[1] |
| Spouse | Margaret Porter[1] |
| Children | 4 (Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Jean)[1] |
| Profession | Construction and Shipbuilding[1] |
Robert Butler (1897-1955) was the United States Ambassador to Australia (1946–48) and Cuba (1948–1951). He died of a heart attack on September 15, 1955.[2][3] Butler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and his wife was Margaret Porter.[1][4][5]
During World War II he was active in shipbuilding.[1] He was the president of Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. and Walter Butler Shipbuilding-Duluth which built a number of cargo ships in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin during the war.[6]
According to a former aide, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba.[7]
A large statue of Cuban independence leader Jose Marti inside City Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, was presented to the city "in appreciation of [Butler's] courageous work in creating a warm feeling between our two countries."