[9] Buttles settled first in Rutland, and later in Brandon, and became a partner in the law practice of Ebenezer J.

[12] In 1916, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for State's Attorney of Rutland County.

[13] During World War I, Buttles served in Company C, 1st Regiment of the Vermont Volunteer Militia, the organization formed to perform home guard duties while soldiers of the Vermont National Guard were activated for overseas duty.

[18] In November 1926, Buttles resigned as Commissioner of Industries in order to accept appointment as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court.

[19] In January 1937, Buttles was appointed as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, replacing Frank D. Thompson, who had retired.