| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Robert Butler | |
| Ambassador From: | United States |
| Country: | Australia |
| Term Start: | 1946 |
| Term End: | 1948 |
| Predecessor: | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Successor: | Myron M. Cowen |
| President: | Harry S. Truman |
| Ambassador From2: | United States |
| Country2: | Cuba |
| Term Start2: | 1948 |
| Term End2: | 1951 |
| Predecessor2: | Raymond Henry Norweb |
| Successor2: | Willard L. Beaulac |
| President2: | Harry S. Truman |
| Birth Date: | 1897 |
| Birth Place: | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Death Date: | September 15, 1955 |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Spouse: | Margaret Porter |
| Children: | 4 (Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Jean) |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Profession: | Construction and Shipbuilding |
Robert Butler (1897-1955) was the United States Ambassador to Australia (1946–48) and Cuba (1948–1951). He died of a heart attack on September 15, 1955.[1] [2] Butler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and his wife was Margaret Porter.[3] [4]
During World War II he was active in shipbuilding.[5] He was the president of Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. and Walter Butler Shipbuilding-Duluth which built a number of cargo ships in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin during the war.[6]
According to a former aide, Butler had been the focus of an assassination plot during his term as Ambassador to Cuba.[7]
A large statue of Cuban independence leader Jose Marti inside City Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, was presented to the city "in appreciation of [Butler's] courageous work in creating a warm feeling between our two countries."