Hon. Samuel James Butler was born on 13 December 1936. He was the son of Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden and Sydney Elizabeth Courtauld. He married Lucilla Blanche Borthwick, daughter of Lt.-Col. Algernon Malcolm Borthwick and Edith Wylde Addison, on 24 June 1960. He and Lucilla Blanche Borthwick were divorced in 1977. He died on 6 November 2015 at age 78.
Hon. Samuel James Butler usually went by his middle name of James. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He was television programme director for Rediffusion in 1960. He was executive producer, Granada TV in 1968.
Children of Hon. Samuel James Butler and Lucilla Blanche Borthwick: Sydney Louise Butler b. 6 Sep 1962; Malcolm James Butler b. 11 Jun 1964; Fleur Josephine Butler b. 24 Apr 1967; George Victor Butler b. 5 Sep 1969; Lucilla Katherine Joan Butler b. 29 Dec 1974; Emily Rebecca Butler b. 29 Dec 1974.
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