Frank Hedges Butler

Frank Hedges Butler (17 December 1855 – 27 November 1928) was a British wine merchant, and a founding member of the Aero Club of Great Britain.

With Charles Rolls, he helped to organize races from 1898, including the RAC 1000 mile Challenge, in which he took part, accompanied by his daughter.

During an ascent from Crystal Palace in London on 24 September 1901 in a balloon named City of York, he was accompanied by Rolls, his daughter Vera Hedges Butler, and Stanley Spencer (aeronaut).

Hedges Butler was an able amateur violinist and played as one of the first violins for the Imperial Institute Orchestral Society, which he founded in 1894.

He died in a nursing home at 29 Wimpole Street, London, on 27 November 1928 and was buried in Norwood cemetery.