Person:Pierce Butler (4)

  1. Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet1735 - 1772
  2. Pierce Butler1744 - 1822
  1. Anne Elizabeth Butler1771 - 1845
  2. Sarah Butler1772 - 1831
  3. Frances Butler1774 - 1836
  4. Harriet Percy Butler1775 - 1815
  5. Pierce Butler1777 - 1780
  6. Thomas Butler1778 - 1838
Facts and Events
Name Pierce Butler
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Jul 1744 Carlow, Republic of Ireland
Marriage to Mary Middleton
Death[1] 15 Feb 1822 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Reference Number Q2530426 (Wikidata)
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Pierce Butler (American politician), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Jun 2025.

    Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 – February 15, 1822) was an Irish-born American politician who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, Butler emigrated to the British North American colonies, where he fought in the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served as a state legislator and was a member of the Congress of the Confederation. In 1787, he served as a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, where Butler signed the Constitution of the United States; he was also a member of the United States Senate. ...

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