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Biography: Butler, Joseph and Butler, William James

Timber merchant Joseph Butler, whose business philosophy combined both pecuniary and community interests

Timber merchant Joseph Butler, whose business philosophy combined both pecuniary and community interests

Timber merchant Joseph Butler, whose business philosophy combined both pecuniary and community interests

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Michael Roche. 'Butler, Joseph and Butler, William James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2960/timber-merchant-joseph-butler-whose-business-philosophy-combined-both-pecuniary-and (accessed 4 June 2026).