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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. Constitutional requirements 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
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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

* Creation and evolution in public education


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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 {{Tennessee-politician-stub