James G. Butler

James Girard "Jim" Butler (September 26, 1920 – May 26, 2005) was an American trial lawyer. He was known for winning many large verdicts for plaintiffs in civil litigation, including the first in a thalidomide case. Butler was also known as a civil rights leader and an art collector. "Known for his colorful and charismatic courtroom presence, Butler once told a jury in a pharmaceuticals case, 'If you do justice, you'll sock it to 'em.'"

Early life, education, and military service

Butler was born on September 26, 1920, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His father, a postman, worked on a railway mail car.

Butler received his bachelor's degree from Saint Peter's College in Jersey City. In 1943, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, and served in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a fighter plane pilot. Butler received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, three Gold Stars and five citations for bravery. During World War II, Butler became ill with malaria and was treated by a Marine nurse, Master Sergeant Eugenia Louise Jefferson. They married in 1945.

Butler

A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its appearance. A butler is usually male, and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually a woman, and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants (such as footmen) were rarer and therefore better paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also be sometimes used as a chauffeur.

In older houses where the butler is the most senior worker, titles such as majordomo, butler administrator, house manager, manservant, staff manager, chief of staff, staff captain, estate manager and head of household staff are sometimes given. The precise duties of the employee will vary to some extent in line with the title given, but perhaps, more importantly in line with the requirements of the individual employer. In the grandest homes or when the employer owns more than one residence, there is sometimes an estate manager of higher rank than the butler.

Butler (Middlesex cricketer)

Butler (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer who made 21 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1789 to 1801.

Career

He was mainly associated with Middlesex.

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Butler (MBTA station)

Butler is a light rail station on the MBTA Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, located at Butler Street in the Lower Mills section of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves a small residential area sandwiched between the Neponset River, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Dorchester Park. Butler station has no MBTA Bus connections. It is handicapped accessible via a wooden ramp on the station's single island platform.

History

Old Colony branches

In December 1847, the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad opened from Neponset to Mattapan and was immediately leased by the Old Colony Railroad as its Milton Branch. The Old Colony built its Shawmut Branch Railroad from Harrison Square to Milton in December 1872. Neither line had a station at Butler Street, though a freight house for Milton was at one point located at the street crossing. The Old Colony Railroad became part of the New Haven Railroad system in 1893.

Passenger service on the Shawmut Branch ended in September 1926 in preparation for the Dorchester Extension, though Milton Branch service continued until 1929. Trolley service between Ashmont and Milton on the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line began on August 26, 1929, with a single intermediate stop at Cedar Grove.

James the Apostle

James the Apostle may refer to:

See also

James (automobile company)

The James automobile company (called the J&M Motor Car Company) was created in 1909 by H. K. James.

History

The first car, called a Model A, was tested on April 2, 1909 on a 100 mile test run. A reporter wronte that the James "will climb and ordinary hill with two or four passengers." The Model A was a highwheeler and cost between $700 and $800. Production was minimal, and in 1911 the company quit production of the car for a larger car called the Dearborn. It lasted one year.

Models

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James (ship)

The ship James made several trips during the early 17th century Great Migration out of England to the New World. It is unclear how many ships were named James during the Great Migration, as the name James was very popular in England during the reign of James I of England (1567–1625).

1621-1622 voyage

From England to Virginia

It appears the James landed right around the New Year, because some of the passengers reported as landing in 1621, and others in 1622, most likely due to winter conditions. The first few off the ship were servants of Edward Bennett, the wealthy London merchant that had paid for over 800 servants to travel to the New World to work his plantations, and who had already established his plantation, so they had a place to stay.

Passengers:

1621:

1622:

Isack Chaplaine arrived in Virginia in 1610 aboard the Starr and then sent for his family ten years later, as they arrived on the James: