Born into a family of academics and Indian administrators, Butler had a distinguished academic career before he entered Parliament in 1929. As a junior minister, he helped to pass the …

R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during World War II and the postwar years. Educated at Cambridge (1921–25), …

Richard Austen Butler - who was always known as 'Rab' - was born on 9 December 1902 in India. He was educated at Cambridge University and in 1923 became Conservative member of …

R. A. Butler, born Rab Butler in 1902 in India, was a prominent British politician and educational reformer. Coming from a family with a rich history of public service and education, he excelled …

Despite his support for appeasement and the Munich Agreement, Butler remained in government under Churchill, who promoted him to become President of the Board of Education in 1941.

Rab Butler: The Quiet Architect of Change (1941–1951) Did you know a quiet British politician helped shape the modern educational and economic landscape during the tumultuous 1940s …

Richard Austen Butler (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), generally known as R. A. Butler and familiarly known from his initials as Rab, was a prominent British Conservative Party politician.

Butler had an exceptionally long ministerial career and 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 …

Richard Butler from Tipperary in Ireland was the first Butler to step ashore in America. He was a page-boy on Raleigh’s expeditions to Roanoke in 1584 and 1585, but refused to stay (and …

Jul 23, 2025 · Born into a family of academics and Indian administrators, Butler had a distinguished academic career before he entered Parliament in 1929. As a junior minister, he …