John Butters

Sir John Henry Butters, CMG, MBE (23 December 1885 – 29 July 1969) was an Australian electrical engineer notable for his role in the Tasmanian Hydro-electric Department from 1914 to 1924, and as the head of the Federal Capital Commission, which developed Canberra between 1925 and 1930.

Butters was born in Hampshire, England, and trained as an electrical engineer at Hartley College, Southampton.

Butters left Canberra in 1929 for Sydney, where he made a career as a consulting engineer, which continued until his retirement in 1954.

[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 19 October 1920, "in recognition of service during the war".

[3] On 8 July 1927, Butters was knighted to honour his work as Commissioner of the Federal Capital Commission.