Death and Legacy
Butler died in Washington, DC, at the age of 73 while still on the court. He is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul.
Justice Butler was one of 13 Catholic justices – out of 111 total through the appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Samuel Alito, and Chief Justice John Roberts – in the history of the Supreme Court.
40.5 cubic feet of his and his family's collected papers are with the Minnesota Historical Society. Other papers are collected elsewhere.
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