Richard Butler (Australian politician)

Sir Richard Butler
23rd Premier of South Australia
In office 1 March 1905 – 26 July 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Governor	Sir George Le Hunte
Preceded by	John Jenkins
Succeeded by	Thomas Price
13th Leader of the Opposition (SA)
In office 1905–1909
Preceded by	Thomas Price
Succeeded by	John Verran
Personal details
Born	(1850-12-03)3 December 1850 Stadhampton, England, UK
Died	28 April 1925(1925-04-28) (aged 74) South Croydon, England, UK
Political party	Conservative

Sir Richard Butler (3 December 1850 – 28 April 1925) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924). He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909. Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924), and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston, John Jenkins and Archibald Peake. His son, Richard Layton Butler, went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.^[1]