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David Butler's life in pole vaulting, sparked by joy of flight, began in northeast Indiana

Even 53 years later, David Butler remembers the feeling of executing his first pole vault for New Haven High School. “I jumped 6 feet,” Butler said. “Now, 6 feet is not very high. But I thought it was ...
BBC

Sir David Butler, pioneering election analyst, dies aged 98

Sir David Butler, a trailblazing former BBC election analyst who pioneered exit polls and the concept of vote swing, has died at the age of 98. The polling maestro was hailed as "the father of ...
Daily Mail

Mr Swingometer dies at 98: Tributes pour in for David Butler - BBC's first ever voting guru who provided expert analysis for every General Election from 1950 until 2010

Tributes have been paid to the expert who popularised the famous 'Swingometer' and was regarded as the father of modern election science, after it emerged he has died aged 98. The pioneering Sir David ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

David Michael Butler

David Michael Butler, 66, of Cabot, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. He was born in Searcy, Ark., on March 30, 1958, to Billie Mack Butler and Ethel Louise Henderson Butler. David grew up ...