ide ▁Agricult ural ▁School ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁gra z ier ▁at ▁Kap unda ▁and ▁marry ing ▁Mau de ▁Dra per ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In her iting ▁his ▁father ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁politics , ▁Butler ▁joined ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Liberal ▁Union ▁while ▁young ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁rural ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁Wo oro ora ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁election , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁alongside ▁his ▁father . ▁Butler ▁would ▁lose ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁election ▁( due ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁cons cription ) ▁but ▁reg ained ▁Wo oro ora ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁election ▁and ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁comfort ably ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁sevent een ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁followed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ▁into ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Federation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁when ▁it ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁several ▁pro - cons cription ▁Labor ▁Party ▁members . ▁ ▁Butler ▁made ▁inf re quent ▁speech es ▁in ▁parliament ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁accident ally ▁off ending ▁people ▁through ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁words . ▁He ▁was , ▁however , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁conv iv ial ▁style ▁outside ▁parliament ▁and ▁his ▁equally ▁p ug na cious ▁style ▁inside ▁the ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁became ▁Liberal ▁Federation ▁party ▁wh ip , ▁becoming ▁party ▁leader ▁( and ▁therefore ▁O pp osition ▁leader ) ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁following