Caldwell Butler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district | |
In office November 7, 1972 – January 3, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Dick Poff |
Succeeded by | Jim Olin |
Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office January 1964 – January 12, 1972 | |
Succeeded by | Pete Giesen |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Roanoke City | |
In office January 10, 1962 – January 12, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Julian Rutherford |
Succeeded by | John C. Towler |
Personal details | |
Born | Manley Caldwell Butler June 2, 1925 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | July 28, 2014 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | June Parker Nolde |
Children | 4, including Henry |
Relatives | John Marshall (great-great-great-grandfather) Thomas Marshall (great-great-grandfather) James A. Walker (great-grandfather) |
Education | University of Richmond (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1943–1946 |
Rank | Ensign |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Manley Caldwell Butler (June 2, 1925 – July 28, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage.[1][2] A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member of the Republican Party in the Virginia General Assembly (1962–1972) and later the United States House of Representatives (1972–1983).[3]