Career
Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia, where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant. He served as a councilman in 1853. The next year he was elected the eighth mayor.
Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia, where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant. He served as a councilman in 1853. The next year he was elected the eighth mayor.
