Sampson H. Butler

Sampson Hale Butler (born January 3, 1803 with Ninety Six , Greenwood County , South Carolina , † March 16, 1848 in Tallahassee , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1842 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Sampson Butler attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at South Carolina College , now the University of South Carolina at Columbia . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1825, he began to work in Edgefield in his new profession. He later moved his residence and the firm to Barnwell . Butler also became a member of his state's militia, where he was a colonel.

Politically, Butler was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1832 and 1839 he was sheriff in Barnwell County . From 1832 to 1835 he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives . Butler was a supporter of John C. Calhoun . During the nullification crisis , he supported the demands of the state of South Carolina and advocated the expansion of slavery . Butler, like Calhoun, was an advocate of state rights against the federal government.

In 1838 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded John Campbell on March 4, 1839 . After being re-elected in 1840, Butler was able to begin a second term in Congress on March 4, 1841 . For health reasons, however, he resigned prematurely on September 27, 1842 from his mandate. His seat then fell to Samuel W. Trotti after a by-election . After serving in the House of Representatives, Butler worked as a lawyer for some time. Then he moved to Tallahassee, Florida. He died there on March 16, 1848.

Web links

• Sampson H. Butler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Sampson H. Butler in the database of Find a Grave (English)