William Orlando Butler (April 19, 1791 – August 6, 1880) was a U.S. political figure and U.S. Army major general from Kentucky. He served as a Democratic...
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census. The county seat of Bates County, the city is named for William Orlando Butler, an American military and political figure of the early and mid-19th...
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Formed in 1848 from part of Barry Township, it is named for war hero William Orlando Butler. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area...
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Carolina William Butler (militiaman) (1759–1818), U.S. militia captain killed in the Creek War, namesake of Butler County, Alabama William Orlando Butler (1791–1880)...
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miles (80 km) in either direction of Butler. The city of Butler, Georgia, was named for General William Orlando Butler, a distinguished soldier of the Mexican–American...
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name. The most credible consensus seems to be that Butler County is named for William Orlando Butler, a U.S. congressman from Kentucky and U.S. Army major...
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General William O. Butler. Butler County was formed on January 15, 1851, from open land. It was named after Kentucky native William Orlando Butler, a general...
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released enough delegates to allow Cass victory on the fourth ballot. William Orlando Butler won the vice-presidential nomination on the second ballot against...
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Millard Fillmore, defeating Democratic Party nominees Lewis Cass and William Orlando Butler, as well as a third-party effort led by former president Martin...
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Army lieutenant general William Butler (1759–1821) (1759–1821), South Carolina Militia major general William Orlando Butler (1791-1880), American General...
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nominated Bryan, the two parties had different vice presidential running mates. Butler replaced Sherman, who died before the election was held. W. F. Turner, a...
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Union Army. Confederates also stole the sword of prominent resident William Orlando Butler, and he later caught up with the troops and retrieved it. The Louisville...
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Representative William O. Butler (D-Kentucky), who was also an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States. The first meeting in the Butler County...
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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States...
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held by the Americans were to be left in Mexico, and Major General William Orlando Butler issued General Orders 116 on 1 June 1848 stating that; "The prisoners...
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(1839–1843), graduate 1826 John Edward Bouligny, Louisiana (1859–1861) William Orlando Butler, Kentucky (1839–1843), Democratic VP nominee in 1848, and U.S. Army...
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of his running mate William Orlando Butler. In 1852, Winfield Scott lost North Carolina, the home state of his running mate William Alexander Graham. In...
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freed his slaves in 1790. Pierce Butler (1744–1822), U.S. Founding Father and plantation owner. William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), American general and...
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appointment to the staff of Major General William Orlando Butler, a prominent Kentucky Democrat, but Butler could only offer him an unpaid aide position...
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British troops occupied a large barn, which was set on fire by William Orlando Butler to force any British soldiers in hiding from their shelter. Nevertheless...
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President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office. William Orlando Butler was nominated on June 22, 1854, and confirmed by the Senate on June...
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so very loosely. On February 23, 1848, he wrote to Major General William Orlando Butler, "Sir, Upon the ratification of a treaty of peace by the Republic...
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TX 2004 Republican 286 P 53.2 Nicholas Murray Butler NY 1912 Republican 8 VP 1.5 William Orlando Butler KY 1848 Democratic 127 VP 43.8 Harry F. Byrd VA...
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resigned from the Senate to run for president in the 1848 election. William Orlando Butler was selected as his running mate. Cass was a leading supporter of...
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nominee for Vice President of the United States 1844 Succeeded by William Orlando Butler Notes and references 1. The Democratic vice presidential nominee...
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Presidential elector in 1848 for Democratic nominees Lewis Cass and William Orlando Butler. He was elected to the Cleveland City Council in 1849, and served...
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Missouri. Butler Township was erected in 1868, taking its name from William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), a U.S. soldier in the War of 1812 and Mexican–American...
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elector in 1848 for Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and Congressman William Orlando Butler. He was a delegate to the Ohio State constitutional convention in...
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Mitchell William Russell William Orlando Butler John E. Wool John Miller James Wilkinson Nathaniel Towson John B. Campbell William Henry Harrison Duncan McArthur...
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Infantry Regiment, who came from Kentucky under the command of William Orlando Butler. The fort was constructed to serve as a supply base for Jackson's...
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