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Richard Butler (Australian politician)

Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (died 1925)

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Born
December 3, 1850
Died
April 28, 1925
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1850

About 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. His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938. 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..

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Richard Butler (Australian politician) timeline

  1. 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..
  2. His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.

The world when Richard Butler (Australian politician) was born

Richard Butler (Australian politician) was born in 1850. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1850

  • Best-selling bookThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCompromise of 1850 on slavery
  • Technology milestoneFirst submarine telegraph cable (English Channel)
  • World population~1.3B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderZachary Taylor / Millard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.2M

1850 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Butler (Australian politician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18502026
Population23.2M341 million

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