William Butler (politician, 1790)

William Butler (born February 1, 1790 in Saluda , Saluda County , South Carolina , † September 25, 1850 in Fort Gibson , Oklahoma ) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Butler was the son of the same name William Butler (1759-1821), who had represented the state of South Carolina in the House of Representatives between 1801 and 1813. His brother Andrew (1796-1857) was a US Senator ; another brother, Pierce (1798–1847) was the governor of South Carolina. US Senator Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) was his son.

The younger William Butler attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at South Carolina College , now the University of South Carolina, until 1810 . After studying medicine, he started working as a doctor. He was a military doctor during the Battle of New Orleans . Until 1820 Butler was a member of the US Navy . After that he practiced as a doctor. Since 1825 he practiced this activity in Greenville .

Politically, Butler was a member of the Whig Party , whose candidate he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of South Carolina in 1840 . There he took over from John Campbell on March 4, 1841 . By March 3, 1843, he had only one term in Congress . During this time a possible connection to the Republic of Texas , which had been independent since 1836, was discussed there. From 1849 until his death in 1850 at Fort Gibson, which was then in the Indian territory, William Butler was active as a negotiator for the Cheroke Indians . He was married to Jane Tweedy Perry since 1819.

Web links

• William Butler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)