|
Norman Frank Butler (December 2, 1918 – October 8, 2011), also known as Norman de Butler, was a polo player, thoroughbred breeder and industrialist.〔http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802EFD91F3AF932A25753C1A9679D8B63〕 ==Butler Family biography== The Butler family can trace its ancestry to Rollo the Viking. The Butler family name comes from the Norman ''Botelere'', as they would serve the wine to the nobility, receiving the particule "de" as a sign of their own nobility after the conquest of Britain in 1066. As members of the Fitz Walter, alias Butler family, their descendants included Rollo first Duke of Normandy, Gislebert, the Earl of Eu and later on William the Conqueror and Kings Of England Henry 1st and Henry 2nd. Descendants of the de Butler's include Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, whose mother was a Butler and married to the Duke of Ormond. As Dukes of Ormonde, the Butler family had a hugely influential role on Irish politics, most notably under James Butler,1st Duke of Ormonde, a close friend and minister of King Charles II of England, and later Chief Protector of Ireland. In 1844, Julius W. Butler founded the J. W. Butler Paper Company in St. Charles, Illinois.〔http://www.oakbrookwomensclub.com/index.php?pageid=philanthropy&PHPSESSID=7585af03b71e9b7a3c5034c3a253c7ad〕 The family from the success of the Butler paper company, would in the next century diversify into aviation, ranching and real estate. The Butler Paper Company had previously been the first suppliers of paper to the newly formed United States Congress. By the mid-20th century the Butler company was one of the most successful and richest private companies in America. The Butler Paper company supplied paper all over the world, Butler Aviation was the largest private aviation company in America and the Butler family real estate holdings included the village of Oak Brook, Illinois and several large cattle ranches throughout America.〔http://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/26/obituaries/paul-butler-dead-at-89-top-aviation-executive.html〕 The Butler family was also a major force in polo, owning 13 polo fields in Oak Brook, Illinois and hosting tournaments there until the present day.〔http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1074225/index.htm〕 The Butler family also owned the Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, which hosted the PGA Western Open from 1974 until 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norman Frank Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|