Background
Butler, Joseph Green was born on December 21, 1840 in Temperance Furnace, Mercer Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Green and Temperance (Orwig) Butler.
Butler, Joseph Green was born on December 21, 1840 in Temperance Furnace, Mercer Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Green and Temperance (Orwig) Butler.
Educational public schools.
With Hale & Ayer, Chicago, 1863-1866. Manager Girard Iron Company, 1866-1878. Manager Brier Hill Iron & Coal Company, 1878-1912.
President Portage Silica Сompany.
Vice president Brier Hill Steel Company, 1912-1917, Ohio Steel Company, 1896-1906. Chairman of the Board Bessemer Limestone & Cement Company.
Member Industrial Commission to France, 1916.
Married Harriet Voorhes Ingersoll, January 10, 1866. Children: Mistress Blanche Butler Ford (deceased), Mistress Grace Ingersoll McGraw, Henry A. Began as bookkeeper with James Ward & Company.