title: Edward Butler (Louisiana politician)
text: # Edward Butler (Louisiana politician)
  
  Edward Butler was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana Senate.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Butler was born 1842/3 in Massachusetts.
  
  He was elected to represent Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in the Louisiana Senate from 1870 until 1874. He also was a recorder for the parish and served as a member of the school board.
  
  In 1871 Governor Henry C. Warmoth appointed Butler and P. B. S. Pinchback as members of a commission to find a site for a new State House.
  
  Butler was charged with fraud in relation to his service on the school board in 1878 but was never prosecuted.
  
  While a senator he was beaten and stabbed by a crew member of the Bannock Rock riverboat after trying to gain access to a first class cabin.
  
  