The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Butler, U to Z (original) (raw)

BUTLER (Soundex B346) — See also BEUTLER,BRULTE,BURTELL,BUTER,BUTLAND,BUTLIN,BUTTLER,CUTLER,FITZBUTLER,HOSTUTLER,OUTLER,STUTLER,SUTLER,UTLER.

| | Butler, Valdez Venita See Valdez Butler Demings | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Butler, Velma J. — of Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2008.Female. Still living as of 2008. | | | Butler, Virginia E.(1902-1968) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born August 25, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1949.Female. Died June 23, 1968 (age 65 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, W. G. — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 6, 1863-64. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, W. R. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1880. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, Walker — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Member of Illinois state senate 13th District, 1943-55; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, Wallace F. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 29th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975. | | | Butler, Walter — of White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952(alternate), 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, Walter Halben(1852-1931) — also known as Walter H. Butler — of West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., February 13, 1852. Democrat. Banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93. Died, from myocarditisand heart dilatation, in Roosevelt Hotel, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., April 24, 1931 (age 79 years, 70 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | | Butler, Walter P. — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y.Mayor of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1916. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, Wendell N., Jr. — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Republican. Mayor of Chester, Pa., 2002-12. Still living as of 2012. | | | Butler, Wendell P. — of Sulphur Well, Metcalfe County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate 9th District, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948;Kentucky commissioner of agriculture, 1964-67, 1972-75. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, Whiting L. (b. 1860) — of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, April 12, 1860. Republican. Lumber business; superintendent of schools; member of Maine state senate 5th District, 1919-20.Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown. Relatives: Son of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler; married, December 31, 1891, to Myrtell L. Vaughan. | | | Butler, William(1759-1821) — of Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C. Born in Prince William County, Va., December 17, 1759. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1787-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1801-13 (5th District 1801-03, 2nd District 1803-13). Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield District (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 15, 1821 (age 61 years, 333 days). Interment at Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C. Relatives: Son of James Butler and Elizabeth Mary (Smith) Butler; father of William Butler Jr., Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler. Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Epitaph: "Loved and venerated by his family, respected by his friends, and honoured by his countrymen." See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | Butler, William (d. 1818) — of Georgia. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1800. Killed by Indians at Butler Springs, Butler County, Ala., March 20, 1818. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William, Jr.(1790-1850) — of South Carolina. Born near Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C., February 1, 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, Muskogee County, Okla., September 24, 1850 (age 60 years, 235 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C. | | | Butler, William — of Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa. Postmaster at Lewistown, Pa., 1849-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856(speaker),1860. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Whig. Postmaster at Evansville, Ind., 1851. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William — of Sangamon County, Ill.Illinois state treasurer, 1859-63. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. | | | Butler, William(1822-1909) — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 2, 1822.Newspaper editor; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1861-79; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1879-99; retired 1899. Died in West Chester, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1909 (age 86 years, 335 days). Interment at Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa. | | | Butler, William — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 34, 1901-04. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William — of McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William A. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1880. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William B. — U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1957-61. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William F. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William G. — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich.Mayor of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 1968-75. Still living as of 1975. | | | Butler, William H. — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1920. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William H. — of Hunterdon County, N.J.Delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hunterdon County; elected 1933. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William J. — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Secretary of the Streetcarmen's Organization labor union, 1916; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1938-40, 1945-60; defeated, 1940. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William Morgan(1861-1937) — also known as William M. Butler — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass.; Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; president of cotton mills; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1890-91; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1892-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1908,1924,1928(speaker),1932; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1924-25; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1924-28; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26; defeated, 1926, 1930. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 29, 1937 (age 76 years, 59 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | | Butler, William N. — of Cairo, Alexander County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888; circuit judge in Illinois 1st Circuit, 1919. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William Orlando(1791-1880) — also known as William O. Butler — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ky. Born in Jessamine County, Ky., April 19, 1791. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofKentucky state house of representatives, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1839-43; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848. Slaveowner. Died in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ky., August 6, 1880 (age 89 years, 109 days). Interment in private or family graveyard. | | | Butler, William R. — of East Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa.; Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908; acting postmaster at Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1912-13. Burial location unknown. | | | Butler, William W. — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Liverpool, as of 1884. Burial location unknown. |

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