California Biographies 

Source:
History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California
by: C M Gidney - Santa Barbara. Benjamin Brooks - San Luis Obispo. 
Edwin M Sheridan - Ventura
Volumes II - Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, ILL., 1917

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JOHN LLOYD-BUTLER. In nearly every instance the prosperous farmer of this section of 
California is also an expert business man Executive ability is as much a prerequisite in handling 
the large and productive areas of this agricultural region as a rudimentary knowledge of 
agricultural principles and those resources that come from experience with soil and climate.
One of the younger and more progressive crop growers in Ventura County is John Lloyd-Butler. 
He is a native Californian, born at River- side, February 22, 1891, and is a son of Samuel M. 
Butler at Los Angeles, one of the prominent business men of the state and president of the 
Asphaltum and Oil Refining Company. His mother is Julia (Lloyd) Butler, a daughter of John 
Farmer Lloyd of St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada, one of the very prominent naval architects 
and ship owners of that city. He built the Lloyd Wharf and bonded warehouse there.
Attending a private school until the age of nine and then continuing in St. Vincent's College at 
Los Angeles until graduation, John Lloyd- Butler spent the next five years in his father's 
company and starting in as a humble employe and was given a training in every detail and 
every branch of the business.
However, his real inclination was for the out-of-doors and activities of the country. Removing to 
Ventura County, he has since been actively engaged in farming and has 1,700 acres under his 
control. Between 800 and 1,000 acres of this land is planted in beans, while the rest is grazing 
land.
Mr. Butler is a republican and a member of the Catholic Church. He was married in St. Patrick's 
Cathedral in New York City, September 15, 1915, to Miss Ida Ross, the niece and adopted 
daughter of Cavalier Leopoldo Schiappi Pietra. The magnificent ranch near Oxnard was left to 
Mrs. Lloyd-Butler by Cavalier Schiappi Pietra. This home ranch which is known as The Rancho 
Santa Clara Del Norte is a magnificent estate and is occupied by Mrs. Lloyd-Butler and her 
husband. Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd-Butler have one daughter, Mary Sheila. •
Mr. Lloyd-Butler is a direct descendant of the House of Ormonde which figures in the history of 
Ireland from the time of the Anglo-Nor-man invasion. He is the great-grandson of Gen. Richard 
Butler, who was killed at the Battle of St. Clair's Defeat.