Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902

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Dates:
Birth 1825-02-20
Death 1902-09-09

Biographical notes:

Attorney.

From the description of Letters, 1858-1881. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13549063

Soldier who served in Co. G 144th O.V.I. during the Civil War.

From the description of Letter 1864 August 5. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 47003250

American author and lawyer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Yonkers, to John Foord of Harper and Brothers, 1890 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131831

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Fletcher Harper, 1857 Mar. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131635

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Harper and Brothers, 1857 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131636

American lawyer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Edward Lauterbach, 186- Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709583752

Butler was an American author.

From the description of Note and portrait, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84356022

Butler was born in Ireland, immigrated to the U.S., and joined the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City in 1850.

Butler served three missions to Great Britain for the Mormon Church. When he returned from the first of these in 1856, he accompanied the Ellsworth handcart company to Utah. William was a farmer and lived primarily in Marriott and Kaysville, Utah. He served with Lot Smith and the Utah militia resisting federal forces in 1857-8. Butler had five wives, thirty children, and served time in the Utah territorial prison for bigamy.

From the description of Autobiographies and letters, 1850-1905? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494452

William Allen Butler (1825-1902) was an American lawyer and satirical poet.

Biography of Benjamin Franklin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler was a lawyer and politician in New York. Born in Columbia County, New York, in 1795, Butler was admitted to the Albany bar in 1817 and became district attorney of Albany County in 1821. He was a member of the New York state legislature from 1827 to 1833 before becoming involved in politics on the federal level. He was U.S. attorney general from 1833 to 1838 and U.S. secretary of war from 1836 to 1837. Butler died in 1858 after a distinguished career.

From the guide to the Butler Family Papers, 1815-1948, 1820-1920, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections)

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • Authors, American
  • Authors, American
  • American history/Early national
  • Authors and publishers
  • Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
  • Fathers and sons
  • Fathers and sons
  • Law
  • Law
  • Mormon Church
  • Morrisite War, 1862
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Somers Mutiny, 1842
  • Statutes
  • Statutes
  • Tonnage fees
  • Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
  • Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
  • Vigilance committees

Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Lawyers

Places:

  • Davis County (Utah) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Salt Lake City (Utah) (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • Ireland (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Weber County (Utah) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)