George C. Butte
George Charles Butte (May 9, 1877 – January 18, 1940) was a jurist, educator, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who was his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1924 against the controversial Democrat Miriam Wallace "Ma" Ferguson, one of the first two women governors in the United States.U.S. President Herbert Hoover appointed Butte as associate justice of the Philippine Islands Supreme Court, a position that he held from July 1, 1932, until February 1, 1936.
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Birth date | May 09, 1877 |
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Date of death | January 18, 1940 |
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