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Thomas BUTLER, Congress, LA (1785-1847)

BUTLER, Thomas, a Representative from Louisiana; born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., April 14, 1785; attended the common schools and received a college education in Pittsburgh, Pa.;…

BUTLER, William, Congress, SC (1759-1821)

BUTLER, William, (father of William Butler [1790-1850] and Andrew Pickens Butler and grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Prince William…

William BUTLER, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER, William, (son of William Butler [1759-1821], brother of Andrew Pickens Butler, and father of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield…

BUTLER, William, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER, William, (son of William Butler [1759-1821], brother of Andrew Pickens Butler, and father of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield…

Famous Couples | Annie Oakley and Frank Butler

Skilled rifle shots who inspired an American musical by David Johnson Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne "Annie" Oakley Mozee) of Darke County, Ohio, was a tomboy from the start, and soon became…

Hollande, François Gérard Georges

(Encyclopedia) Hollande, François Gérard Georges, 1954–, French lawyer and politician, president of France (2012–17), b. Rouen. He attended the elite National School of Administration (ENA) and Paris…

Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore

(Encyclopedia) Gérard, Jean Ignace IsidoreGérard, Jean Ignace IsidorezhäN ēnyäsˈ ēzēdôrˈ zhārärˈ [key], 1803–47, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer, better known as Grandville. He is…

Wilson, Robert Butler, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert Butler, Jr., 1973–, American economist, b. Geneva, Nebr., D.B.A. Harvard, 1963. A faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 1964 (emeritus from…

James Butler BOWLIN, Congress, MO (1804-1874)

BOWLIN, James Butler, a Representative from Missouri; born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., January 16, 1804; apprenticed to a trade, but abandoned it to teach school; received a…

George Butler TERRELL, Congress, TX (1862-1947)

TERRELL, George Butler, a Representative from Texas; born in Alto, Cherokee County, Tex., December 5, 1862; attended the public schools, Sam Houston Teachers’ College, Huntsville, Tex., and…