John Washington Butler (December 17, 1875 – September 24, 1952) was an American farmer and a member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
from 1923 to 1927,
[Jeanette Keith,]
John Washington Butler (1875–1952)
" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. representing
Macon,
Trousdale, and
Sumner
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counties. He is most noted for introducing the
Butler Act, which prohibited teaching of
evolution in public (i.e. state) schools (and which was challenged in the
Scopes Trial). He was an admirer of
William Jennings Bryan.
[Doug Linder,]
John Washington Butler
." Retrieved: 19 February 2013.
According to Butler,
See also
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Creation and evolution in public education
References
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Baptists from Tennessee
Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
1875 births
1952 deaths
American Christian creationists
Farmers from Tennessee
People from Macon County, Tennessee
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