Personal Life
Alfred Mosher Butts was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on April 13, 1899. Born to Allison Butts and Arrie Elizabeth Mosher. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a high school teacher. Alfred attended Poughkeepsie High School and graduated in 1917. He was also an amateur artist and six of his drawings were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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