Born: July 2, 1833, Gayton Rectory, Northamptonshire, England.
Died: January 14, 1918, Cambridge, England.
Butler was educated at Harrow School and Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a Fellow of Trinity. He served as headmaster at Harrow School (1859-85), Dean of Gloucester (1885); Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1886-1918); and Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University (1889-90).
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