Chester P. Butler
Chester Pierce Butler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1847 – October 5, 1850 | |
Preceded by | Owen D. Leib |
Succeeded by | John Brisbin |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1832–1833 1838–1839 1840 1844 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1798-03-21)March 21, 1798 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 5, 1850(1850-10-05) (aged 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Anti-Mason Whig |
Alma mater | Princeton College Litchfield Law School |
Chester Pierce Butler (March 21, 1798 – October 5, 1850) was an American politician who served as an Anti-Masonic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Chester P. Butler was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended Wilkes-Barre Academy and graduated from Princeton College in 1817. He served as trustee of Wilkes-Barre Academy from 1818 to 1838 and served as secretary. He studied law at Litchfield Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1820.
Career
Butler operated a private legal practice in Wilkes-Barre. He was register and recorder of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from 1821 to 1824. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1832 elected as an Anti-Mason, and again in 1838, 1839, and 1843 as a Whig.[1]
Butler was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served until his death in Philadelphia in 1850. He was interred in the Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
Sources
- United States Congress. "Chester P. Butler (id: B001175)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1847–1850 | Succeeded by |
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