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Butler, Velma J. —
of Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Butler, Virginia E. —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Butler, W. G. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 6th District, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, W. R. —
of East Mauch Chunk, Carbon
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Butler, Wallace F. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 29th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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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.
Still living as of 1960.
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Butler, Walter Halben
(1852-1931) —
also known as Walter H. Butler —
of Iowa.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., February
13, 1852.
Son of Hiram Butler and Mary (Temple) Butler.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93.
Died, from myocarditis
and 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.
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Butler, Walter P. —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Still living as of 1951.
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Butler, Whiting L. (b.
1860) —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, April 12,
1860.
Son of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler.
Republican. Lumber
business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, William
(1759-1821) —
of Saluda, 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).
Died in Edgefield District (part now in Saluda
County), S.C., November
15, 1821 (age 61 years, 333
days).
Interment at Butler
Methodist Church, Saluda, S.C.
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Butler, William (d. 1818) —
of Georgia.
Member of Georgia state legislature.
Killed by
Indians at Butler Springs, Butler
County, Ala., March 20,
1818.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, William
(1790-1850) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., February
1, 1790.
Son of William Butler (1759-1821).
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1841-43.
Died in Fort Gibson, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
25, 1850 (age 60 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, William —
of Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, William —
of Sangamon
County, Ill.
Illinois
state treasurer, 1859-63.
Camp Butler, Missouri, is named for
him.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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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.
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Butler, William —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler, William B. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1957-61.
Still living as of 1961.
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Butler, William G. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 1968-75.
Still living as of 1975.
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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.
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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.
Son of Rev. James D. Butler and Eliza B. (Place) Butler.
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,
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.
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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.
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Butler, William Orlando
(1791-1880) —
also known as William O. Butler —
of Kentucky.
Born in Jessamine
County, Ky., April 19,
1791.
Son of Percival Butler and Mildred (Hawkins) Butler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Kentucky
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.
Died in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ky., August 6,
1880 (age 89 years, 109
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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