Charles Sylvester Butler (March 29, 1870 – May 26, 1946) was an American physician and politician from New York.

Life

Butler was born on March 29, 1870, in

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, the son of Dr. Andrew J. Butler and Mary J. Booth. Butler attended Windsor High School and studied medicine with his father. He graduated from

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in 1895. After graduating, he assisted his father's practice. He then moved to

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. In 1898, after taking a course in the Polyclinic, he returned to Nineveh and was appointed surgeon of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. In 1903, he moved to Harpursville. In 1906, Butler was elected a coroner for

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. He held that office for three years and declined a nomination for a second term. In 1910, he was elected to the

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as a Republican, representing Broome County. He served in the Assembly in

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. He lost the 1911 re-election to the Assembly to Democratic candidate Arthur J. Ruland. He later moved to

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. He practiced medicine there until his retirement in 1936. He resumed his medical practice during

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. Butler was a member of the

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, the

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, the

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, and

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. In 1899, he married Jessie Bushnell. By the time he died, he was married to E. Irene. His children were Andrew Payson, Charles Sylvester, and Thomas Wright. Butler died in the City Hospital from

bladder cancer Bladder cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the bladder. These cells can grow to form a tumor, which eventually spreads, damaging the bladder and other organs. Most people with bladder cancer are diagnosed after noticing blood in thei ...

on May 26, 1946. He was buried in Spring Forest Cemetery.

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The Political Graveyard
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