Richard Butler (Australian politician)
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| 23rd Premier of South Australia Elections: 1905, 1906 |
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In office 1 March 1905 – 26 July 1905 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Governor | Sir George Le Hunte |
| Preceded by | John Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Price |
| 13th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 1905–1909 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Price |
| Succeeded by | John Verran |
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December 3, 1850 Stadhampton, England, UK |
| Died | April 28, 1925 (aged 74) South Croydon, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
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 1930 and 1933 to 1938.
Richard Butler was born at Stadhampton, near Oxford, England, elder son of Richard Butler, père and his wife Mary Eliza, née Sadler. They emigrated with their two children Mary and Richard to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide on 8 March 1854, following Richard père 's brother Philip, who emigrated fourteen years earlier, made a fortune as a pastoralist and landowner, established Mallala sheep station, and built the magnificent homestead "Yattalunga", then returned to England. Richard père took over management of Mallala and the growing family (see below) lived at "Yattalunga" until around 1870.
Young Richard was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, then spent many years as a farmer and grazier. He was a Justice of the Peace before he was 30.
Butler attempted to enter parliament early in 1890 when he stood for Yatala but was defeated. A few months later he won the seat at a by-election caused by the death of one of the seat's sitting members, James Cowan. On 13 April 1898 he succeeded Cockburn as minister of agriculture in the Kingston ministry which resigned in December 1899. Yatala was abolished in 1902 and Butler represented Barossa from 3 May 1902 to 4 April 1924.
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