Paul Butler

Paul Butler was an American heir, businessman and polo player, born in Chicago on 23 June 1892. He was president of the family firm, the Butler Paper Company, from 1930 to 1965, founded the Butler Aviation Corporation in 1945 and was a founder of Oak Brook, Illinois. In 1922 he and his father registered the Oak Brook Polo Club, and he later hosted the U.S. Open at Oak Brook for 23 of the 25 years between 1954 and 1978. He won six U.S. Open Polo Championships and four Butler Handicap titles, held a four-goal handicap, served as Honorary Chairman of the United States Polo Association from 1966 to 1972 and was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 1995. He was struck by a car outside his home and killed on 24 June 1981.