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Charles Henry Butler

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Charles Henry Butler
Born18 June 1859
New York City
Died9 February 1940
NationalityAmerican
EducationNon Graduate class of 1881, Honorary Master of Arts 1912
Alma materPrinceton University
OccupationLawyer
Years active1882-1940
Known forDiplomat, Lawyer
Notable workTreaty Making Power of the United States - 1902
Title10th Reporter of Decision of United States Supreme Court (1912-1916)
Political partyRepublican Party

Charles Henry Butler (June 18, 1859 – February 9, 1940) was an American lawyer and the tenth reporter of decisions[1] of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1902 to 1916.

Born in New York City, his parents were William Allen, Mary R. (Marshall) Butler, he was the grandson of United States Attorney General Benjamin F. Butler. He attended Princeton University, but did not graduate. Nevertheless, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1882 and practiced there until his appointment as reporter of decisions, in 1902. His book, Treaty Making Power of the United States,[2] was published in 1902. In 1898 he was a member of the Fairbanks-Herschell Commission that unsuccessfully attempted to resolve the Alaska Boundary Dispute, and in 1907 was a delegate to The Hague peace conference. Butler resigned as reporter because he found the work boring and he hated the anonymity. He resumed the practice of law in 1916 in Washington, D.C. Before his death, he wrote an anecdotal account of his grandfather's, his father's, and his own dealings with the Supreme Court, A Century at the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, which, in 1942, was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. He died in Washington.

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Henry Butler". The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. Oxford University Press. 2005. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195176612.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-517661-2.
  2. ^ Butler, Charles Henry (1902). The Treaty Making Power of the United States. Banks Law Publishing Company.
Legal offices
Preceded by United States Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions
1902 – 1916
Succeeded by