Edward Butterworth

Edward Butterworth
Edward Butterworth
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; from the 12th Essex district
	In office; January 1943 – January 1947
Preceded by	Richard J. White
Succeeded by	Frank E. Boot
Personal details
Born	Edward Robert Butterworth; August 14, 1908; Lynn, Massachusetts
Died	September 7, 1984 (aged 76); Burlington, Massachusetts
Resting place	Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Learned
Children	5
Education	Dartmouth College (AB); Boston College (JD)

Edward Robert Butterworth (August 14, 1908 – September 7, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician.

Early life

Butterworth was born on August 14, 1908, in Lynn, Massachusetts.^[2] He graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1925, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Boston College Law School in 1934.^[3]

Butterworth began his political career as a member of the Nahant, Massachusetts, school committee.^[2] From 1943 to 1947 he represented the 12th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[2] In 1950 he was a candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General. He finished third in the Republican primary behind Frederick Ayer Jr. and George Fingold.^[4]

Butterworth practiced law for 50 years. He founded the law firm of Butterworth and Palleschi, which was based in Lynn, and also practiced law in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, while he was a summer resident of New Seabury, Massachusetts. Butterworth died on September 7, 1984, in Burlington, Massachusetts.^[3]