J. R. M. Butler

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Sir James Montagu Butler
Born
James Ramsay Montagu Butler

(1889-07-20)20 July 1889
Cambridge, England
Died1 March 1975(1975-03-01) (aged 85)

Sir James Ramsay Montagu Butler,

Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1947 to 1954, and vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1954 to 1960. He also saw military service during both the First and Second World Wars
.

Early life and education

Butler was born at

Cambridge Union in 1910.[3]

Career

When the

mentioned in despatches
.

At the end of the war Butler returned to

George Butler. Promotion to tutor came in 1928, a lectureship in history in 1929 and then as senior tutor in 1931.[5]

Another world war intervened in his academic career. During the

emeritus professor
. The following year he was elected vice-master of Trinity College, a post he held until 1960.

Publications

  • The Passing of the Great Reform Bill (1914)
  • Henry Montagu Butler : a memoir (1925)
  • History of England, 1815–1918 (1928)
  • Grand Strategy, vol II (September 1939 – June 1941) (1957)
  • Lord Lothian (1960)
  • Grand Strategy, vol III (June 1941 – August 1942) with J.M.A. Gwyer (1964)

References

  1. ^ DNB 1912–1921, London : Oxford University Press, 1927, p.78
  2. ^ DNB 1912–1921, London : Oxford University Press, 1927, p.80
  3. ^ Who's Who, 1974, London : A. & C. Black, 1974, p.482
  4. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0
    .
  5. ^ a b Who's Who, 1974, London : A. & C. Black, 1974, p.482

Sources

  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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 		Succeeded by
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