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| Date Born: April 11, 1798 |
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Date Died: December 22, 1846 |
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| Place Born: Unknown |
Place Buried: Edgefield, SC |
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| Residence: Unknown |
Occupation: Banker, Lt. Colonel in SC Militia, Captain in US Army |
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Moses Waddel's Academy in Abbeville, SC US Agent to the Cherokee and Comanche Indians 1846 – Butler died in the Mexican War at the Battle of Churubusco Pierce Mason Butler was born on April 11, 1798. He as educated at Moses Waddel's Academy in Abbeville, SC. Butler was a banker by profession. He served as a Captain in the United States Army and as a Lieutenant Colonel in the South Carolina Militia. Butler also served as US Agent to the Cherokee and Comanche Indians. Butler served as Governor of South Carolina from 1836 to 1838. As Governor, Butler appointed a commission to survey South Carolina's public schools in an effort to find areas of possible improvement. Butler died on December 22, 1846 in the Mexican War at the Battle of Churubusco. He is buried in Edgefield, SC. |
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