Robert Hamilton Butts

Robert Hamilton Butts
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cape Breton South and Richmond
In office
1917–1921
Preceded byRiding created in 1914 from Cape Breton South and Richmond
Succeeded byWilliam F. Carroll
Personal details
BornAugust 4, 1871
Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedNovember 29, 1943
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyUnionist Party
Occupationbarrister, lawyer

Robert Hamilton Butts (August 4, 1871, in Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada – November 29, 1943) was a politician, barrister and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election to represent the riding of Cape Breton South and Richmond. He was defeated in the 1923 by-election for the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Butts was also a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1911–1917 and 1928–1933) representing the electoral district of Cape Breton County in two terms as a member of the Nova Scotia Conservative Party. He also served in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia (1927–1928).

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