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 dateMay 09, 1877
Birth place
California , San Francisco , United States
Religion
Baptists
Date of deathJanuary 18, 1940
Place of death
Mexico City , Mexico
Residence
Austin Texas , Oklahoma , Philippines , Texas , Erath County Texas , Dublin Texas , Muskogee Oklahoma , Manila
Education
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Texas at Austin
Heidelberg University
Austin College

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