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Robert L. Butler (born January 23, 1927) is the current Mayor of Marion, Illinois, in office since 1963. He is the son of Homer and Eva (Clarida) Butler.〔April 10, 1960. “Democrats Slug it out in 59th District Race.” ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 5.〕 His father served six years on the Marion City Council starting in the 1930s.〔April 10, 1960. "Democrats Slug it out in 59th District Race." ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 5.〕 His maternal grandfather J. H. Clarida, served as mayor of the city in the 1920s during the Bloody Williamson era.〔Burtis Trees. June 7, 1926. "Carbondale News Briefs: College Girl and Newspaper Writer Marry." ''The Daily Independent'' (Murphysboro, Ill.). 6〕 Butler won his 14th election for mayor on April 7, 2015, with 71.8 percent of the vote in a three-way race.〔Williamson County Election Page. http://www.sdselect.com/williamson/〕 He is believed to be the longest-serving Illinois mayor or village president, recently surpassing the record of his fellow Williamson County Mayor, Frank Caliper of Colp who served 52 years from 1935 to his death in 1987, and Donald Stephens of the tiny Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois who served 51 years from the village's incorporation in 1956 to his death in 2007. ==Background== Butler has long been associated with the Republican party, but is classified as an Independent due to his paleolibertarian-paleoconservative stances on issues. Many praise him as a straight-shooting, old-school public servant whose pro-growth agenda has helped turn this once-flagging city into a regional powerhouse along Interstate 57. An industrial park in Marion is named after him due to his hard work in bringing business to Southern Illinois over the years. His maternal grandfather. J. H. Clarida, served as mayor of Marion from 1923–27 and, for a time, was the Police Chief. Butler's father, Homer Butler, served on the local school board and city commission, then spent 16 years in the state Legislature during the 1940s and '50s.〔Feb. 25, 1963. "Marion to Select Candidates In Primary Election Tuesday." Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Ill.). 2.〕 Butler grew up in Marion and graduated from Marion High School. As a youth he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the local Boy Scout troop and served on summer camp staff in 1943 at what would later become Ferne Clyffe State Park. That summer he became a charter member of the Ney-A-Ti Lodge, the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow honor society in Scouting. He served in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps following World War II in Japan and Korea. He graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1952.〔Feb. 25, 1963. "Marion to Select Candidates In Primary Election Tuesday." ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 2.〕 Butler served as an assistant state's attorney in Williamson County under State's Attorney Carl Sneed from 1954 to his election as mayor.〔Mon., Feb. 25, 1963. "Marion to Select Candidates In Primary Election Tuesday." ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 2.〕 On April 12, 1960, he received one write-in vote for the Democratic nomination for state's attorney. His boss, also a Republican, won the Democratic primary with 45 write-ins.〔April 14, 1960. "Sneed Tops Write-Ins." ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 3.〕 Marion adopted a zoning ordinance in December 1958. The following month the city council created the Marion Planning Commission and named Butler as one of seven members. In July 1961, Butler outlined the commission's agenda as additional off-street parking, new water mains and extensions, shopping centers, the courthouse and fire protection. Butler called the location of the county courthouse in the center of the square "a detriment to the business community." 〔July 14, 1961. "Lack of Funds Hampers Marion Plan Unit." ''Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Ill.). 3.〕 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「Robert L. Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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