Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  William Butler (1759-1821) — of Saluda, Edgefield District (nowSaludaCounty), S.C.Born inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,December17, 1759.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1787-95;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1801-13 (5th District1801-03, 2nd District 1803-13).Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield District (part now inSaludaCounty), S.C.,November15, 1821 (age61 years, 333days).Interment atButlerUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C. | | Eldred Simkins (1779-1831) — of South Carolina. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August30, 1779.Democrat.Planter;lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1812-14;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1818-21; memberofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1822-26; PresidentialElector for South Carolina,1824;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1828-29.Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,November17, 1831 (age52 years, 79days).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | William Butler Jr. (1790-1850) — of South Carolina. Born near Saluda, Edgefield District (nowSaludaCounty), S.C.,February1, 1790.Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812;physician;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1841-43; U.S.Indian agent.Slaveowner. Died in Fort Gibson,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,September24, 1850 (age60 years, 235days).Interment atChristEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C. | | Andrew Pickens Butler (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 |
| | Pierce Mason Butler (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. | | Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805-1869) — also known asFrancis W. Pickens — of South Carolina. Born in Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,April 7,1805.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832-34;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1834-43 (5th District1834-37, 6th District 1837-39, 5th District 1839-41, 6th District1841-43); member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1844-46; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1858-60;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1860-62.Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,January25, 1869 (age63 years, 293days).Interment atWillowBrook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C. | | James DeWolf Perry (1815-1876) — of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in1815.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from RhodeIsland,1864,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee); member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860.Died in1876(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown. | | August Belmont (1816-1890) — also known asAugust Schönberg — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Alzei,Germany,December2, 1816.Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires toNetherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1854-57;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1860,1864,1876;speaker,1864,1868.Jewish.Fought aduelwith Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1890 (age73 years, 357days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) — also known asMatthew C. Butler — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born near Greenville, Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.,March 8,1836.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1860, 1866; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1870;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1877-95; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880(ConventionVice-President).Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April14, 1909 (age73 years, 37days).Interment atWillowBrook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamButler Jr. and Jane (Perry) Butler; married,February25, 1858, to Maria Simkins Pickens (daughter ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens); nephew of Oliver Hazard Perry, MatthewCalbraith Perry,AndrewPickens Butler andPierceMason Butler; grandson ofWilliamButler; first cousin ofJamesDeWolf Perry and Caroline Slidell Perry (who marriedAugustBelmont (1816-1890)); first cousin once removed ofPerryBelmont,AugustBelmont (1853-1924) andOliverHazard Perry Belmont. | | | | Political families:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina;Butler-Belmontfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina;Belmont-Perry-Slidellfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article | | | | Books about Matthew Calbraith Butler:Samuel J. Martin,SouthernHero : Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate General, HamptonRedshirt, and U.S. Senator |
| | Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister toSpain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892,1896,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912;major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanLegion.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 25,1947 (age95 years, 148days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.  | August Belmont (1853-1924) — of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1853.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1924 (age71 years, 296days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1858.Democrat.Financier;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03.Member,Freemasons.Died ofinfectionsfollowing surgery forappendicitis,in Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 10,1908 (age49 years, 211days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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