William Butler (New Zealand politician)

William Butler (1814 – 4 March 1875) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1861–1866	3rd	Mongonui			Independent

Butler was born in England in 1814 and went to sea at a young age. By age 24, he was commander of a sailing ship that traded with Australia. He traded and was a whaler. He settled in Mangonui (then spelled Mongonui) in Northland, New Zealand and his children were born there from 1841.^[1]

He represented the Mongonui electorate from 1861 to 1866, when he retired.^[2]

Butler died on 4 March 1875.^[1]

References

1. Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940a). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 128. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 187. OCLC 154283103.

New Zealand Parliament
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Mongonui 1861–1866	Succeeded by Thomas Ball