Arlington Butler

Biographical information

RolesAdministrator
SexMale
Full nameArlington Griffith•Butler
Used nameArlington•Butler
Born2 January 1938 in Nassau, New Providence (BAH)
Died9 November 2017 in Nassau, New Providence (BAH)
Title(s)Sir
NOC The Bahamas

Biography

Arlington Butler became President of the Bahamas Olympic Association in 1973 and served in that role for over 35 years. He was also President of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations from 1964-68. Educated at the Bahamas Teachers College, the University of Nottingham, and Longborough Training College, Butler was a lawyer by training but had a long and distinguished career in government and politics. He was a former speaker of the Bahamian House of Assembly from 1972-77 and served as the Bahamas ambassador to the United States. He was a minister in the Cabinet of Hubert Ingraham.

Butler received the Olympic Order in Silver in 1993 and was knighted in 1996 by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2014 he received the Pierre de Coubertin Award from the International Olympic Committee, and that year became the inaugural recipient of the Bahamas Olympic Committee President’s Award.

Organization roles

Role Organization Tenure NOC As
President Bahamas Olympic Committee 1973—2008 BAH Arlington Butler

Special Notes