William Butt
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William Moore Butt (c. 1805–1888) was a politician in Georgia.
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William Butt | |
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Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1805 |
Died | 1888 |
Political party | Republican |
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Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia, where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant.[1] He served as a councilman in 1853.[1] The next year, he was elected the eighth mayor.[2]