September 26, 1865

Archibald Butt

Three Georgians died on the Titanic. One of them was Archibald Butt. He was born in Augusta on this day in 1865. Archie Butt became a journalist for the Macon Telegraph. The Atlanta Constitution made him its Washington correspondent. The U.S. State Department appointed him Secretary of the American Embassy in Mexico. He was there […]

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While vacationing in Europe, Butt delivered a message from the president to Pope Pius X at the Vatican.