Milo Butler

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Sir Milo Butler, GCMG (August 11, 1906 – January 22, 1979) was a Bahamian administrator. He was appointed as the first Bahamian Governor-General on the recommendation of Lynden Pindling, prime minister of The Bahamas and leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), of which he was also a member. He was Governor General from 1973 until his death in Nassau in 1979.^[1] He is commemorated with a statue located in downtown Nassau across from the Parliament House and his portrait is on the Bahamas $20 note.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir John Warburton Paul (acting)	Governor-General of the Bahamas 1973–1979	Succeeded by Sir Gerald Cash

References

↑ "Milo B. Butler". National Archives of The Bahamas. Retrieved May 16, 2011.

Persondata
Name	Butler, Milo
Alternative names
Short description	Bahamian politician
Date of birth	August 11, 1906
Place of birth	bahamas
Date of death	January 22, 1979
Place of death

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