Marion-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....William Burlington Butt April 30 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles cmhistory@mchsi.com August 10, 2003, 11:08 pm The Talbotton New Era, May 4, 1905 The Talbotton New Era Thursday, May 4, 1905 Page 2 Death of Judge W.B. Butt Judge W.B. Butt, Judge of this Judicial Circuit, died at his home in Columbus at 9:30 o’clock Sunday night after an illness of several months. The news of his death was received with much regret by the people of Talbot County as the judge had a great number of warm personal friends here. Sketch of Judge Butt William Burlington Butt was born in Marion County, Georgia, March 14, 1840. His parents were William Burlington Butt, formerly of Warren County, Georgia; and Elizabeth Butt (nee) Campbell, formerly of Louisville, Georgia. Judge Butt enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War in 1861, Second Georgia Regiment, Infantry (Buena Vista Guards). Afterwards he enlisted in the Second Georgia Cavalry, in which he served until the close of the war. He received a wound, fracturing his ankle, and at the time of the surrender was at home on wounded furlough. He was a color bearer in a calvary company. Judge Butt was elected to the legislature from Marion County, Georgia in 1869 to fill the unexpired term caused by the death of W.M. Butt. He was reelected in 1870 and 1871. Judge Butt was elected Judge of the County Court of Marion County in 1874, and served until the court was abolished. In 1880 he was elected State Senator from the Twenty-Fourth Senatorial District, and served therein two years. In 1884 and 1885 he represented Marion County in the legislature. He was once again elected State Senator from the Twenty-Fourth Senatorial District in 1886, serving in the Senate two years. Judge Butt married Miss Annie Tillman, of Columbus, Ga., in September 1885, and moved to Columbus from Buena Vista in November 1889. He was elected Judge of the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee Circuit by the General Assembly in the fall of 1892, and was reelected by the same body for a term of four years in 1896. He was reelected by popular vote of the people in 1900 for a term of four years in 1896. Admitted to the Bar in 1866 Judge Butt was admitted to the bar in 1866 at Ellaville, Ga. He studied law in the office of the late Judge Mark H. Blanford, who at the time was engaged in the practice of law at Buena Vista. Judge Butt was a law partner of Major E.W. Miller, deceased, at Buena Vista, for a number of years. Judge Butt’s health began to fail in the spring of 1904; and although suffering from Bright’s disease, he continued in the discharge of his duties until last fall, when he became too sick to preside on the bench. As late as the fourth Monday in February of this year he convened Chattahoochee Superior Court, and delivered, a very strong and able charge to the grand jury. On account of his physical condition, both the grand and traverse jurors, together with the lawyers and officers of the court, requested that he adjourn the court until the first Monday in May, with a hope that he might be stronger and be in a better position to discharge the trust reposed in him. Instead of getting better, however, he continued to grow worse. Judge Butt is survived by his wife and three children, Jamie, Burlington and Grimes, and one adopted daughter, Elizabeth Grace Butt. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb