Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ractice in New Bedford, andduring the first three or four years was associ-ated with Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton. Jjaterhe formed a with Mayhew , which continued about four years, oruntil June, 1895, when he moved to Bostonand established himself in business the twelve years of his i)rofessionalcareer in New I>edford, Mr. Butler established a high reputation for industry and ability, andgained not only a large general practice
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ractice in New Bedford, andduring the first three or four years was associ-ated with Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton. Jjaterhe formed a with Mayhew , which continued about four years, oruntil June, 1895, when he moved to Bostonand established himself in business the twelve years of his i)rofessionalcareer in New I>edford, Mr. Butler established a high reputation for industry and ability, andgained not only a large general practice, hutalso a prominent place at tiie Bristol countybar. His removal to Boston was tiie result ofa constantly increasing business in the depart-ment of corpoiatioii law, to whieh he has de-voted his energies for several years. He hasIjeen eminently successful, and is widely recog-nized as an able counsellor and advocate. Ill politics he has always heen an ardentand consistent rciiublican. He was a memberof the New Bedford common council in 1886,and for two terms (1890-91) rc[)rosented thatcitv in the lower house of the WILLIAM M. where he served on the judiciary was an inHucntial meml)er of the JNIassa-chusetts senate in 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895,and was president of that body during the lasttwo years. He was one of the youngest jjresi-dents the senate ever had, and on both occa-casions was chosen without opposition and hya unanimous vote. As State senator he tookan active i)art in debate and in all legislation,and in the capacity of committeman renderedvaluable service to the commonwealth as wellas to his constituents. In 1892 he was chair-man of the joint sjiecial committee on ailmin- 542 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OF NEW ENGLAND. istrative boards ami coininissions and a iiieiu-berof tbe on judiciary and mercan-tile affairs. In 18!).j be was cliairnian of thecommittee on judiciary and of the senatespecial committee to investigate
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