"Political career of Rab Butler: 1929–1941 Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), generally known as R. A. Butler and familiarly known from his initials as Rab, was a prominent British Conservative politician. Butler was elected to Parliament for Saffron Walden in Essex at the 1929 General Election, and soon became a parliamentary assistant to Samuel Hoare, the leading Conservative politician associated with Indian policy. Butler attended the Second Round Table Conference and early in 1932 he visited India on Lord Lothian's Franchise Committee, which recommended an increase in the Indian franchise."
"a son and two daughters. Butler had a high-profile career in the civil service from 1961 to 1998, serving as Private Secretary to five Prime Ministers. He was Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service from 1988 to 1998. He joined HM Treasury in 1961, becoming Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1964–66 and Secretary to the Budget Committee 1965–69. Early in his career, he was occasionally confused with his namesake Rab Butler. Memos for Rab Butler, some highly sensitive, ended up on his desk, and some of his ended up on Rab's."
"in England: twins in November 1862, and a son on 15 February 1859. Richard Butler (Australian politician) Sir Richard Butler (3 December 1850 – 28 April 1925) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924). He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909. Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake. His"
"one-time Deputy Prime Minister Rab Butler. He has two sons by his first marriage, Rupert and John Verney, and two stepdaughters. The heir apparent to the title is his eldest son, the Hon Rupert Greville Verney (born 1966). David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke DL FRSA FRGS (born 14 September 1938) is a British member of the House of Lords. Leopold David Verney was born on 14 September 1938. The only son of John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke and Rachel Wrey, Verney was educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland"
"for open hospitals but did not need to go to a high secure hospital. Lord Butler, or Rab Butler as he was widely known, was a leading Conservative politician who had been Home Secretary (responsible for crime) from 1957 to 1962, and for that reason his suitability as impartial chairman was questioned in parliament. He was at the time President of the charity the National Association for Mental Health (later renamed Mind), and Chairman of the Trustees of the charity the Mental Health Trust and Research Fund (shortly thereafter renamed the Mental Health Foundation). The Final Report made numerous recommendations,"
"Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG (31 March 1885 – 21 January 1966) was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938. Born on a farm near Gawler, South Australia, the son of former South Australian Premier Sir Richard Butler and his wife Helena (""née"" Layton), Butler studied at Adelaide Agricultural School before becoming a grazier at Kapunda and marrying Maude Draper on 4 January 1908. Inheriting his father's interest in politics, Butler joined the conservative Liberal Union while young and was elected to"
"Charles Salisbury Butler Charles Salisbury Butler (1812 – 12 November 1870) was a British Liberal Party and Radical politician. Born in 1812, Butler was the son of John and Elizabeth Mary (née Butt) Butler. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Kingstone, in 1833 and they had eight children: Charles Edward Kingstone (died 1869); John Banks Meek; Elizabeth Lecesne Kingstone; Emily; Sophia; Frances; Rosa Seldon; and Louisa. Butler was elected Radical MP for Tower Hamlets at the 1852 general election and, joining the Liberal Party upon its formation in 1859, he held the seat until 1868 when he stood down. Butler"
"Charles Salisbury Butler Charles Salisbury Butler (1812 – 12 November 1870) was a British Liberal Party and Radical politician. Born in 1812, Butler was the son of John and Elizabeth Mary (née Butt) Butler. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Kingstone, in 1833 and they had eight children: Charles Edward Kingstone (died 1869); John Banks Meek; Elizabeth Lecesne Kingstone; Emily; Sophia; Frances; Rosa Seldon; and Louisa. Butler was elected Radical MP for Tower Hamlets at the 1852 general election and, joining the Liberal Party upon its formation in 1859, he held the seat until 1868 when he stood down. Butler"
"was a candidate for the British Alpine skiing Olympic team, but broke his ankles and ended his skiing career. In 1949 his family moved to Southern Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe), where Butler became a farmer in Matabeleland and built a business empire, which included a charter aircraft company. In the 1950s he entered politics as a member of the Rhodesian parliament, and by the 1965 election was a leader of the United Federal Party. His party lost that election to Rhodesian Front, a party that promoted the policy of white rule in the country. This resulted in the suspension of"
"Richard Butler (Australian politician) Sir Richard Butler (3 December 1850 – 28 April 1925) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924). He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909. Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake. His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to"
"Ralph Butler Ralph Thomas Butler (12 October 1886 – 8 April 1969) was a British songwriter, responsible for the lyrics of many popular songs of the 1930s and later, mostly with comic or novelty elements. He was active as a songwriter from the late 1920s until the mid-1950s. Among his most famous songs were ""All By Yourself In The Moonlight"" (1929), published under the pseudonym Jay Wallis, which reportedly sold over a million copies; ""Let’s Sing The Cuddly Song"" (written with Julian Wright, 1929); ""The Sun Has Got His Hat On"" (1932), ""Run Rabbit Run"" (1939), and ""Hey! Little Hen"""
"Adam Butler (politician) Sir Adam Courtauld Butler (11 October 1931 – 9 January 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician, serving as an MP for 17 years and holding several junior ministerial offices. Butler was born at Halstead, the second of four children of Rab Butler and his wife, Sydney, only child of Samuel Courtauld. He was educated at Maidwell Hall prep school in Northamptonshire and Eton College. After National Service from 1949 to 1951 as a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he read history and economics at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1951 to 1954 (where his"
"same year. He entered Winston Churchill's war coalition as President of the Board of Trade in 1940, a post he held until 1941, and then served as Minister of State in the Middle East from 1941 to 1942 and as Minister of Production from 1942 to 1945. He was again President of the Board of Trade in Churchill's brief 1945 caretaker government. After the Conservatives' 1951 election victory, he was considered for the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer, but was seen as too linked to business and the City of London, so the job was given to Rab Butler."
"82. Ralph Butler Ralph Thomas Butler (12 October 1886 – 8 April 1969) was a British songwriter, responsible for the lyrics of many popular songs of the 1930s and later, mostly with comic or novelty elements. He was active as a songwriter from the late 1920s until the mid-1950s. Among his most famous songs were ""All By Yourself In The Moonlight"" (1929), published under the pseudonym Jay Wallis, which reportedly sold over a million copies; ""Let’s Sing The Cuddly Song"" (written with Julian Wright, 1929); ""The Sun Has Got His Hat On"" (1932), ""Run Rabbit Run"" (1939), and ""Hey! Little"
"Donnelly, the daughter of a wealthy Taylorsville area farmer, in 1849. The couple had 11 children. A grandson of Butler, Robert Reyburn Butler, represented an Oregon district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1928 to 1933. His private residence in Mountain City, the Butler House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the Civil War, the Johnson County community of Smith's Mill was renamed Butler in his honor. Roderick R. Butler Roderick Random Butler (April 9, 1827 – August 18, 1902) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the United States House of"
"Tubal Uriah Butler Tubal Uriah ""Buzz"" Butler (21 January 1897 – 20 February 1977), was a Grenadian-born Spiritual Baptist preacher and labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago. He is best known for leading a series of labour riots between 19 June and 6 July 1937 and for forming a series of personalist political parties (the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, the Butler Home Rule Party, and finally the Butler Party) that focused its platform on the improvement of the working class. Butler was born in St. George's, Grenada, where he attended the Anglican School. Unable to find"
"Eric Butler Eric Dudley Butler (7 May 1916 – 7 June 2006), Australian political activist and journalist, was the founder of the Australian League of Rights. Butler was born in the Victorian country town of Benalla, although he lived most of his life near Melbourne. In the 1930s he became a follower of the British economist C. H. Douglas and his Social Credit theories. From 1938 Butler wrote for the Australian Social Credit newspaper ""New Times"". Butler served in the Australian Army during World War II. According to one of his obituarists: ""He served as a gun sergeant for twenty"
"of South Australia. Labor MP Mark Butler is Richard Layton Butler's grandson. Butler died in Adelaide of cerebro-vascular disease in 1966. He received a state funeral. Butler married Maude Isabel Draper (1883–1972) in 1908. Their children included: Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG (31 March 1885 – 21 January 1966) was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938. Born on a farm near Gawler, South Australia, the son of former South Australian Premier Sir Richard Butler and his wife Helena (""née"" Layton), Butler"
"council from 1877 to 1886 (mayor from 1881 to 1886) and on Sydney City Council from 1880 to 1883. In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Paddington, serving until he retired in 1887. He died at Waverley in 1888. Robert Butcher Robert Butcher (1834 – 14 October 1888) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Liverpool to mercantile clerk Edward Butcher and Isabella Harrop. He left school at a young age to work for Gibbs, Bright & Co. He migrated to Australia in 1852 and went to the goldfields before clerking for"
"Robert Butcher Robert Butcher (1834 – 14 October 1888) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Liverpool to mercantile clerk Edward Butcher and Isabella Harrop. He left school at a young age to work for Gibbs, Bright & Co. He migrated to Australia in 1852 and went to the goldfields before clerking for wine merchant William Long, whose business he eventually inherited. On 8 February 1855 he married Robina Mary Gibbon, with whom he had four children; a second marriage on 17 August 1869 to Mary Theresa Keen resulted in a further four children. He served on Woollahra"
"It was agreed that all memos ambiguously addressed to ""R Butler"" should go to Rab's office first, and then Rab's office would send on any intended for the other R Butler. It is said that one day the young Butler, who was still playing first class rugby, received a letter that read: ""You have been selected for the Richmond 1st XV on Saturday. Please be at Twickenham by 2 p.m."". Underneath, in Rab's distinctive handwriting, was the message: ""Dear Robin, I am not free on Saturday. Please could you deputise for me? Rab""! In 1969, he was seconded to the"
"Robert Butler (Virginia politician) Robert N. Butler (August 1784 – July 31, 1853) was an American politician and physician. He served as Adjutant General of Virginia in the War of 1812, and was State Treasurer of Virginia 1846–53. Butler was born in Surry County, Virginia, where his family had lived since the mid-17th century. Several of his ancestors had been members of the House of Burgesses. Butler studied at the College of William and Mary. He eventually obtained a M.D. degree and practiced medicine in Smithfield, Virginia. Butler married twice. His first wife was Eliza Bracken, whose father, Reverend John"
"on 28 April 1925. Butler was made a knight bachelor in 1913. He had married Helena Kate Layton in 1878 and Ethel Pauline Finer in 1894, who survived him. He had eight children by his first marriage and three by his second. Butler's son, Richard Layton Butler, was twice premier of South Australia (1927–30 and 1933–38). His great-grandson Mark Butler is a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives. Richard Butler (c. 1812 – 9 June 1887) married Mary Eliza Sadler (c. 1822 – 18 June 1898), arrived in South Australia March 1854 Richard's brother Philip Butler (c. 1822–1899)"
"Prime Minister (1962–63) and Foreign Secretary (1963–64). Butler had an exceptionally long ministerial career and was one of only two British politicians (the other being John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon) to have served in three of the four Great Offices of State but never to have been Prime Minister, for which he was passed over in 1957 and 1963. At the time, the Conservative Leadership was decided by a process of private consultation rather than by a formal vote. After retiring from politics in 1965, Butler was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Butler was born in Attock Serai, Attock,"
"the 1970s, sometimes known as ""Butskellism"" from an elision of his name with that of his Labour counterpart Hugh Gaitskell. Born into a family of academics and Indian administrators, Butler enjoyed a brilliant academic career before entering Parliament in 1929. As a junior minister, he helped to pass the Government of India Act, 1935. He strongly supported the appeasement of Nazi Germany in 1938–39. Entering the Cabinet in 1941, he served as Education Minister (1941–45, overseeing the Education Act 1944). When the Conservatives returned to power in 1951 he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1951–55), Home Secretary (1957–62), Deputy"
"Richard Butler (diplomat) Richard William Butler AC (born 13 May 1942) has served as an Australian public servant, a United Nations weapons inspector and the Governor of Tasmania. Butler was born in Coolah in rural New South Wales. He grew up in Sydney and was educated at Randwick Boys High School, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, Canberra. He married Susan Ryan in 1963 and they had a son and a daughter; they divorced in 1972. He joined the Australian Department of External Affairs in 1965, and served in a number of postings until 1975, when he"
"named for him. He is also known for often putting members of his family into the Government while Prime Minister. As his first name was Robert, this habit is sometimes said to have given rise to the popular expression 'Bob's your uncle' (meaning roughly 'It's all right, everything is sure to come off') During World War II, Hatfield house was the location of the first Civil Resettlement Unit, and acted as Headquarters for the scheme. CRUs were created to help repatriated British prisoners of war to transition back to civilian life, and the luxurious setting of Hatfield was considered very"
"Richard Butler (white supremacist) Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 – September 8, 2004) was an American white supremacist. After dedicating himself to the Christian Identity movement, a racialist offshoot of British Israelism, Butler founded the neo-Nazi Aryan Nations and would become one of the most well known and influential leaders of the American far-right. Butler was born in Denver, Colorado, to Winfred Girnt and Clarence Butler. His father was of English ancestry, while his mother was of German-English ancestry. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, and after graduating from high school in 1938, he became an aeronautical engineering"
"in his outlook to that of his Conservative Party counterpart Rab Butler was dubbed ""Butskellism"", initially a satirical term, after an elision of their names, and was one aspect of the Post-war consensus through which the major parties largely agreed on the main points of domestic and foreign policy until the 1970s. With Labour in opposition from 1951, Gaitskell won bitter leadership battles with Bevan and his supporters to become the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in 1955. He opposed British military action at Suez in 1956. Against a backdrop of a booming economy he"
"1952. Rab Butler, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, claimed that Churchill called Salter ""the greatest economist since Jesus Christ"". Butler's biographer Anthony Howard writes that Salter was ""never more than a minor, and sometimes visible, irritant to the new Chancellor"". Butler called him ""Micawber Salter"" because of his opposition to Butler's proposal to let the pound float (""Operation ROBOT""). In the mid-1950s he was invited by Nuri al-Said to be one of the external members of the Iraqi government's Development Board; while working with this board, he produced what came to be known as "" the Salter report"" on industrial"
"Smith, later Principal of the University of Aberdeen. He was survived by son Rab Butler and daughter Iris Mary Butler. His great-grandson, Justin Welby, was inducted as Archbishop of Canterbury on 21 March 2013. Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler, (19 May 1873 – 7 November 1952) was Governor of the Central Provinces of British India 1925–33, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man 1933–37, and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1937–48. He was the grandson of scholar and churchman George Butler, the brother of Indian administrator Harcourt Butler, and the father of noted British politician Rab"
"Roderick R. Butler Roderick Random Butler (April 9, 1827 – August 18, 1902) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the United States House of Representatives from 1867 to 1875, and again from 1887 to 1889. He also served several terms in the Tennessee state legislature, and briefly served as a state court judge. An opponent of secession, Butler represented Johnson County at the East Tennessee Convention in 1861, and afterward joined the Union Army. Butler was born in Wytheville, Virginia, on April 9, 1827, the youngest son of George Butler. His father died before Roderick was"
"Herbert Butler Herbert William Butler JP (30 January 1897 – 16 November 1971) was a British Labour politician. Butler was the son of Frank Butler. He was educated at a London County Council elementary school, and served in the Royal Navy during World War I, from 1916 to 1919. as a stoker. Following the war he became involved in Labour politics, and in 1922 became agent for Herbert Morrison who was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney South at the 1923 general election. In the 1930s he was a leading opponent of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirt movement, which was active"