Background
Buttles, John S. was born on January 20, 1877 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Hiram S. and Sybil G. (Selleck) Buttles.
Buttles, John S. was born on January 20, 1877 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Hiram S. and Sybil G. (Selleck) Buttles.
Graduate Brandon (Vermont) High School, 1893, University of Vermont, 1897, New York Law School, 1900.
1 son, Robert S.; married second, Marion E. Seager, November 14, 1914. In employ New York Life Insurance Company in New York City. Dubuque, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois, 1900-1905.
Admitted to Vermont bar, 1906, and engaged in general practice of law at Rutland and Brandon, 1906-1919. Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1919. State commissioner of industries, 1919-1926.
Superior judge, 1926-1937. The American Association For Justice Vermont Supreme Court 1937-1949, retired.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1919. Member Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa. Republican; Mason. ( Knights Templar, Shriner).
Married Marilla J. Whitcomb, May 28, 1901 (deceased).; married second, Marion E. Seager, November 14, 1914.