BUTLER(SoundexB346)—See alsoBEUTLER,BRULTE,BURTELL,BUTER,BUTLAND,BUTLIN,BUTTLER,CUTLER,FITZBUTLER,HOSTUTLER,OUTLER,STUTLER,SUTLER,UTLER.
| |  Butler, A. B. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1884,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, A. H. — ofFillmoreCounty, Minn.Republican.Delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 8th District, 1857;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1859-62 (District 9 1859-60,District 14 1861-62); delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, A. S. — of Mexia,LimestoneCounty, Tex.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Aaron — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 33rd District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Butler, Albert W. — of Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine.Republican.Mayorof Rockland, Maine, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Alfred E. — of Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Acting postmaster atSuffern,N.Y., 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Algernon Lee(1905-1978) —also known asAlgernon L. Butler — of Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.Born in Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.,August2, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1931; delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Carolina,1936,1940(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1948;SampsonCounty Attorney, 1938-51; member ofNorthCarolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-59;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,1959-75; took senior status 1975.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaNu;American BarAssociation;Rotary.DiedMay 5,1978 (age72 years, 276days).Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Alice Smith (b.1868) —also known asAlice S. Butler;Alice Smith — of Farmington,FranklinCounty, Maine.Born in Marshfield,WashingtonCounty, Maine,April 5,1868.Republican. Member ofMaineRepublican State Committee, 1928;secretary ofMaine Republican Party, 1928; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maine,1928.Female.Congregationalist.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Joseph Smith and Sarah (Harmon) Smith; married,October21, 1891, to Frank W. Butler. |
| | Butler, Alton H. — of Oak Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Villagepresident of Oak Park, Michigan, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Amelia C. — of Durant, Choctaw Nation County, Indian Territory (nowBryanCounty, Okla.).Postmaster atDurant,Indian Territory, 1901.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Ammi R.(1821-1901) —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornSeptember4, 1821.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1876-78.DiedApril 4,1901 (age79 years, 212days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Butler, Amos F. — of Torrington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Torrington, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Andrew Pickens(1796-1857) —also known asAndrew P. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,November18, 1796.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833;common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857.Slaveowner. Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,May 25,1857 (age60 years, 188days).Interment atButlerUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamButler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother ofWilliamButler Jr. andPierceMason Butler; married,December5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter ofEldredSimkins); married1831 toRebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle ofMatthewCalbraith Butler. | | | | Political family:Butler-Belmontfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Butler County,Kan. is named for him. | | | | Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature,of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, theJudicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate ofthe United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by hiscreer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius andheroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of PublicDalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections.He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready torejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentationsmade of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spreadthe deepest of affections." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Butler, Andrew Pickens(1826-1902) —ofAikenCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,December15, 1826.Democrat.Cottonplanter;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Aiken County, 1876-79; resigned 1879;South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, 1879-90.Member,Grange.Died inAikenCounty, S.C.,May 14,1902 (age75 years, 150days).Interment atSweetwater Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C. | | Butler, Anthony — of Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.Born inEngland.Postmaster atElizabethCity, N.C., 1816.Englishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Anthony — U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toMexico, 1829; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toMexico, 1829-35.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Arthur B. III —U.S.Attorney for Arizona, 1980-81.Still living as of 1981. | | Butler, Arthur D. — of Eggertsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Butler, Asa T. — of Hollister,San BenitoCounty, Calif.Republican. Postmaster atHollister,Calif., 1890-93.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Augustus S. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1872.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, B. F. — of Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Butler,Beast:SeeBenjamin Franklin Butler | | Butler, BenSeeE.Ben Butler | | Butler, Ben F. — of Osceola,MississippiCounty, Ark.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1956;mayorof Osceola, Ark., 1959.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Ben J. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Democrat.Kentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1956-59.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Benjamin C. — ofWarrenCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Warren County, 1860, 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Benjamin Franklin(1795-1858) —also known asBenjamin F. Butler — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook Landing,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1795.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1821-24; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1828;U.S.Attorney General, 1833-38;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48;Presidential Elector for New York,1844.Presbyterian.Died in Paris,France,November8, 1858 (age62 years, 326days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Butler, Benjamin Franklin(1818-1893) —also known asBenjamin F. Butler;"The Bold andBilious Benjamin";"BeastButler" —of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Deerfield,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,November5, 1818.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1853; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1867-75, 1877-79 (5th District1867-73, 6th District 1873-75, 7th District 1877-79); defeated, 1874;Governorof Massachusetts, 1883-84; defeated, 1859 (Democratic), 1860(Democratic), 1878 (Butler Democrat), 1879 (Butler Democrat), 1883(Democratic); Greenback candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1884.Died while attendingcourtinWashington,D.C.,January11, 1893 (age74 years, 67days).Interment atHildrethCemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Butler, Benjamin Franklin — of Cambridge,FurnasCounty, Neb.Delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Bernard W. — Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1942.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler,BobbySeeRobertA. Butler | | Butler, Brian F. — of Ansonia,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate formayorof Ansonia, Conn., 1989.Still living as of 1989.
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