Robert Butler (diplomat)
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The Honourable Robert Butler |
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| United States Ambassador to Australia | |
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In office 1946–1948 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Myron M. Cowen |
| United States Ambassador to Cuba | |
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In office 1948–1951 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Raymond Henry Norweb |
| Succeeded by | Willard L. Beaulac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | September 15, 1955 New York City |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Porter |
| Children | 4 (Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Jean) |
| Profession | Construction and Shipbuilding |
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. Butler was born in St. Louis, Missouri and his wife was Margaret Porter.
During World War II he was active in shipbuilding. He was the president of Walter Butler Shipbuilding which built a number of cargo ships in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin during the war.
According to a former aide, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba.
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