Person Open DS/UK/6354 Butler; Richard Austen (1902-1982); KG, CH, DL, PC; British politician Butler Richard Austen 1902-1982 British politician Male

Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician. Butler was one of only two British politicians (the other being John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon) to have served in three of the four Great Offices of State (Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary) but never to have been the Prime Minister, for which he was twice passed over. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 7/19/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e5190325-e44a-4c31-910e-d913b0429b04