| Birth | Alfred Butt was born 20 March 1878 in England. |
| Marriage | He married Georgina Mary Say 16 April 1902 in England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Marriage 1902 JuneQ Butt, Alfred. Paddington 1a,49. (FreeBMD) Note matching entry for Georgina Mary Say. |
| INFO | PASSENGER LIST. Leaving the UK from Southampton 2 Sep 1924 on ship s/s Jan Pieterszoon Coen. #381 [all three entries crossed off with a single line but are still visible] Butt, Sir Alfred. 18 St. James Square S.E.1. first class to Genoa. Occup: Theatre director. Intended permanent residence England, Last permanent residence England. Lady Georgian Butt and Mr. Alfred Kenneth Dudley Butt are listed below Sir Alfred with same information (except no occupations). (PassLeavUK.) |
| Marriage | Alfred Butt married Wilhelmine Wahl 23 August 1960. |
| Death | Alfred Butt died 8 December 1962 in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, at age 84. |
| INFO | DEATH NOTICE. The Times [London], 10 Dec 1962, p.1. Deaths Butt.--On December 8th, 1962, after a long illness bravely borne, at his home, Clarehaven, Newmarket, Alfred Butt, beloved husvband of Vilma and father of Kenneth. Cremation at Cambridge on Wednesday, 12th December, at 12 noon. No mourning, no flowers, by request. (TimesLondon.) |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Death 1962 DecQ Alfred Butt 84 Newmarket 4b:1074 (EngDeaIndAnc.) |
| INFO | BIOGRAPHY from website thePeerage.com, data from Burke's Peerage 106th ed., 1999. "Sir Alfred Butt, 1st Bt. was born on 20 March 1878. ... He married, firstly, Georgina Mary Say... on 16 April 1902. He married, secondly, Wilhelmine Wahl ... on 23 August 1960. He died on 8 December 1962 at age 84. ..[He]..was Director of Rationing, Ministery of Food between 1917 and 1918. He was invested as a Knight in 1918. He held the office of Member of Parliament ... between 1922 and 1936. He was chairman and managing director of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Ltd between 1925 and 1931. He was created 1st Baonet Butt, of Westminster, London ... on 25 July 1929. He resigned from the House of Commons ... in 1936." (PeerageCom p.23533 as of 7/11/2009.) |
| INFO | PROBATE CALENDAR. 1963. Butt sir Alfred baronet of Clarehaven Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk died 8 December 1962. Probate Ipswich 3 January to William Henry Worrall chartered accountant and Richard Lane solicitor. Effects £250536 6s. 5d. (PPRCalenAnc.) |
| INFO | BIOGRAPHY from Wikipedia. " Sir Alfred Butt, 1st Baronet (20 March 1878 - 8 December 1962) wa a British theatre entrepreneur, racehorse owner and breeder and Conservative politician. ... [after 1936] ... With the end of his political career, Butt concentrated on his interest in the horse racing industry. ... [He] died at his Newmarket home in December 1962, aged 84. ..." Primary information source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2994. (Wikipedia Alfred Butt.) |
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