William Moore Butt (1805–1888) was a politician in Georgia.
William Butt | |
---|---|
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1805 |
Died | 1888 |
Political party | Republican |
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]