Education:

• Moses Waddel's Academy in Abbeville, SC

Occupations:

• Captain, United States Army
• Lieutenant Colonel, South Carolina Militia
• Banker

Died: December 22, 1846 in Mexico

Buried: Edgefield, SC

Major Events and Accomplishments - 1836-1838

• Governor Butler appointed a commission to survey South Carolina's public schools in an effort to find areas of possible improvement
• The Panic of 1837 damaged South Carolina banks, causing periodic suspensions of specie payment over the next few years - 1837

Other Government Positions:

• US Agent to the Cherokee and Comanche Indians

Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions, etc.

• Butler died in the Mexican War at the Battle of Churubusco - 1846

Election Results:
Election - December 10, 1836
Butler was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by secret ballot.


Collected from Sciway.net








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