William Butler (New Zealand politician)

William Butler (1814 – 4 March 1875) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Butler was born in England in 1814 and went to sea at a young age.

By age 24, he was commander of a sailing ship that traded with Australia.

He settled in Mangonui (then spelled Mongonui) in Northland, New Zealand and his children were born there from 1841.

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