Josiah Butler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's At-Large district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Atherton |
| Succeeded by | George Cassedy |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1814–1816 | |
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| Born | (1779-12-04)December 4, 1779 Pelham,Hillsborough County New Hampshire,US |
| Died | October 27, 1854(1854-10-27) (aged 74) Deerfield,Rockingham County New Hampshire,US |
| Resting place | Farmington Cemetery Farmington, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Hannah Jenness Butler |
| Children | DeWitt Clinton Butler Horace Butler Josiah W Butler Elizabeth H Butler Lydia J Butler Franklin I Butler Franklin Jenness Butler Wentworth S Butler Caroline L Butler Mary J Butler |
| Parent(s) | Nehemiah Butler Lyndia Wood Butler |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer Judge Politician |
Josiah Butler (December 4, 1779 – October 27, 1854) was an American politician and aUnited States representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inPelham,New Hampshire, Butler attended theLondonderry andAtkinson academies and was instructed by private tutors. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1803 and taught school inVirginia for three years. He then studied law with Clifton Claggett of Amherst and Governor Cabot of Virginia and wasadmitted to the bar of Virginia in 1807.[1]
Upon his return to Pelham, Butler commenced practice in 1807, then moved toDeerfield,Rockingham County,New Hampshire, in 1809. He served as the sheriff ofRockingham County from 1810 to 1813 and then served as the clerk of the court of common pleas. An unsuccessful candidate for election in 1812 to theThirteenth Congress, he was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives from 1814 to 1816.
Elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theFifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, Butler served asUnited States Representative for the state ofNew Hampshire from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1823.[2] In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Seventeenth Congress). After leaving congressional service, he served as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas from 1825 to 1835.[3]
Butler died in Deerfield on October 27, 1854 (age 74 years, 327 days). He isinterred in Granite Cemetery, South Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
Son of Nehemiah and Lyndia Wood, Butler married Hannah Jenness and they had ten children: DeWitt Clinton, Horace, Josiah W., Elizabeth H., Lydia J., Franklin I., Franklin Jenness, Wentworth S., Caroline L., and Mary J.[4]
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