BUTLER(SoundexB346)—See alsoBEUTLER,BRULTE,BURTELL,BUTER,BUTLAND,BUTLIN,BUTTLER,CUTLER,FITZBUTLER,HOSTUTLER,OUTLER,STUTLER,SUTLER,UTLER.
| |  Butler, P. W. — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Florida,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Paul E. — National candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Paul M. — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1952;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1954;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1955-60.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Paul T. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1892.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Penny — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Butler, Perlin S. — of Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Republican. ElectedConnecticutstate house of representatives from Woodstock 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Pierce(1744-1822) —of South Carolina. Born in County Carlow,Ireland,July11, 1744.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1778-89;AdjutantGeneral of South Carolina, 1779;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1789-96, 1802-04.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February15, 1822 (age77 years, 219days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; cenotaph atSt.Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Butler, Pierce(1866-1939) —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.,March17, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;RamseyCounty Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. PaulRailroad,1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1916;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.Catholic.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inWashington,D.C.,November16, 1939 (age73 years, 244days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Butler, Pierce, Jr. — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Pierce Mason(1798-1847) —also known asPierce M. Butler — of South Carolina. Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,April11, 1798.Governorof South Carolina, 1836-38; colonel in the U.S. Army during theMexican War.Killedin action at Battle of Churubusco,DistritoFederal,August20, 1847 (age49 years, 131days).Interment atButlerUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C. | | Butler, Preston — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Whig. Postmaster atDecatur,Ill., 1849-51.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, R. P. — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, R. P. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1915.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Ralph — ofCortlandCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1932, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Rhett — of Tennessee. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Butler, Rhett W. (b.1940) —of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,March 9,1940.Mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1993-96.Still living as of 1996. | | Butler, Richard(1743-1791) —of Pennsylvania. Born inIreland,April1, 1743.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; statecourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1788; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1790.Killed on anexpeditionagainst Indian tribes,November4, 1791 (age48 years, 217days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atSoldiersMonument, Fort Recovery, Ohio. | | Butler, Richard (b. 1834) — of Clinton,DeWittCounty, Ill.Born inCanada,November11, 1834.Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar;printer;publisher;postmaster;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inHamilton, 1898-1911.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Richard C., Jr. — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Butler, Richard J. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Saloonkeeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1903.Chargedin March 1904 with havingreceivedstolen property in the form of three barrels of liquor found inthe cellar of his saloon, but the magistrate determined that they hadbeen delivered without his knowledge.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Robert — of St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.Born in Pennsylvania. U.S. Surveyor-General for Florida, 1845. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Robert(1897-1955) —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,July 16,1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1946-48;Cuba, 1948-51.Died in1955(ageabout57 years).Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Robert — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forTexas,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray).Still living as of 2012. | | Butler, Robert A. — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1915, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Robert A. — also known asBobby Butler — Democrat. Candidate forTexas stateboard of education 9th District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Butler, Robert L. — of Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Mayorof Marion, Ill., 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | Butler, Robert N. — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Butler, Robert Paul (b.1883) —also known asRobert P. Butler — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Prairieville,BarryCounty, Mich.,December25, 1883.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaPsi.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married,June 4,1910, to Emily Joslyn. |
| | Butler, Robert Reyburn(1881-1933) —also known asRobert R. Butler — of Condon,GilliamCounty, Ore.; The Dalles,WascoCounty, Ore.Born in Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,September24, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Oregon,1909;circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member ofOregonstate senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; Republican Presidential Electorfor Oregon,1917;U.S.Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office1933.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died ofheartdisease andpneumonia,at ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,January7, 1933 (age51 years, 105days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. | | Butler, Roderick — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska,2020(on behalf ofBrockPierce andKarlaBallard).Still living as of 2020. | | Butler, Roderick Randum(1827-1902) —also known asRoderick R. Butler — of Mountain City,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,April 9,1827.Republican.Tailor;postmaster;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1859, 1893-1901;arrestedby Confederate authorities in 1862, andchargedwithtreason;eventuallyfledto Kentucky; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; circuit judgein Tennessee, 1865;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1867-75, 1887-89;unanimouslycensuredby the U.S. House in March 1870, foracceptingpayment for his recommendation of a cadet to the military academyat West Point; a vote toexpelhim failed; in August, 1870, he wasarrestedforforgeryin connection with pensionfraud;in December, 1870, he wasindictedby a federal grand jury; in January, 1871, atrialwas begun, but following witness testimony, the case was dismissed;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1872;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1879-85.Slaveowner. Died in Mountain City,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,August18, 1902 (age75 years, 131days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Mountain City, Tenn. | | Butler, Ronald E. — of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.Democrat. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Butler, Roy — of Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Butler, Roy — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Mayorof Austin, Tex., 1971-75.Still living as of 1975. | | Butler, Ruby — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980. | | Butler,RussellSeeJ.Russell Butler | | Butler, Ruth Gibson(1891-1981) —also known asRuth G. Butler — of Houghton,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Republic,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,July 11,1891.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1961-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from HoughtonDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Houghton District, 1962.Female.Episcopalian.Member,League of WomenVoters;Order of theEastern Star.Died in March,1981(age89years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice (Quinn) Gibson; married toJesse C. Butler. |
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