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."

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Robert Butler Dies at 58". Reading Eagle. September 15, 1955.
  2. ^ "Robert Butler, Phi Epsilon '20 Dies". The Deke Quarterly. 73 (4). 1955.
  3. ^ "Robert Butler (1897–1955)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ shipbuildinghistory.com Walter Butler Superior
  5. ^ Butler, Walter (1925-2006)
  6. ^ Joachim, George J. (1994). Iron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War II. p. 54. ISBN 0814324797.
  7. ^ Hauser, Tom (July 20, 2015). "Minn. Man Served US Ambassador to Cuba 67 Years Ago". KSTP-TV.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Australia
1946–1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Cuba
1948–1951 		Succeeded by


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