| − | '''Robert Reyburn Butler''' (September 24, 1881 – January 7, 1933), also known as '''R. R. Butler''',<ref name=nytimesobituary>January 8, 1933. [https://www.nytimes.com/1933/01/08/archives/rr-butler-dead-congress-member-representative-from-oregon-a.html R.R. BUTLER DEAD; CONGRESS MEMBER; Representative From Oregon, a Democrat, Had Served in Washington Since 1928. WAS BAR LEADER IN WEST Circuit Judge in Oregon for Two Years -- First Elected to State Senate in 1912.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> was a [[lawyer]] and [[Republican]] originally from [[Tennessee]] who represented [[Oregon]]'s 2nd congressional district from 1928 to 1933. He was previously a circuit court judge and a state senator. | + | '''Robert Reyburn Butler''' (September 24, 1881 – January 7, 1933), also known as '''R. R. Butler''',<ref name=nytimesobituary>January 8, 1933. [https://www.nytimes.com/1933/01/08/archives/rr-butler-dead-congress-member-representative-from-oregon-a.html R.R. BUTLER DEAD; CONGRESS MEMBER; Representative From Oregon, a Democrat, Had Served in Washington Since 1928. WAS BAR LEADER IN WEST Circuit Judge in Oregon for Two Years -- First Elected to State Senate in 1912.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> was a [[lawyer]]<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler7.html#094.22.21 Butler, O to R]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> and [[Republican]] originally from [[Tennessee]] who represented [[Oregon]]'s 2nd congressional district from 1928 to 1933. He was previously a circuit court judge and a state senator. |
| − | After reportedly suffering an ailment in both lungs and being in a [[Coma (Medical condition)|coma]] state,<ref>December 22, 1932. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/12/22/archives/robert-r-butler-worse-oregon-representatives-both-lungs-now.html ROBERT R. BUTLER WORSE.; Oregon Representative's Both Lungs Now Affected -- He Is in Coma.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> Butler died of [[heart disease]] and [[pneumonia]] on January 7, 1933.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler7.html#094.22.21 Butler, O to R]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> | + | After reportedly suffering an ailment in both lungs and being in a [[Coma (Medical condition)|coma]] state,<ref>December 22, 1932. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/12/22/archives/robert-r-butler-worse-oregon-representatives-both-lungs-now.html ROBERT R. BUTLER WORSE.; Oregon Representative's Both Lungs Now Affected -- He Is in Coma.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> Butler died of [[heart disease]] and [[pneumonia]] on January 7, 1933.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/> |
| | Butler is interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, located in The Dalles, Oregon.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/> His grave contains the following inscription: | | Butler is interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, located in The Dalles, Oregon.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/> His grave contains the following inscription: |