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...

census. The county seat of Bates County, the city is named for William Orlando Butler, a noted American military and political figure of the early and...

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...

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)...

released enough delegates to allow Cass victory on the fourth ballot. William Orlando Butler won the vice-presidential nomination on the second ballot against...

Millard Fillmore, defeating Democratic Party nominees Lewis Cass and William Orlando Butler, as well as a third-party effort led by former president Martin...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

freed his slaves in 1790. Pierce Butler (1744–1822), U.S. Founding Father and plantation owner. William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), American general and...

Army lieutenant general William Butler (1759–1821) (1759–1821), South Carolina Militia major general William Orlando Butler (1791-1880), American General...

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...

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...

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...

appointment to the staff of Major General William Orlando Butler, a prominent Kentucky Democrat, but Butler could only offer him an unpaid aide position...

by that event, Polk demanded Scott's return to Washington, with William Orlando Butler tapped as his replacement. In September 1847, Manuel de la Peña...

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...

Butler County Ohio Butler County Pennsylvania Butler County Nebraska Either David Butler, the first governor of Nebraska; or William Orlando Butler,...

nominee for Vice President of the United States 1844 Succeeded by William Orlando Butler Notes and references 1. The Democratic vice presidential nominee...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2024. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, Oklahoma:...

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...

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...

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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