Chester P. Butler
American politician (1798–1850)
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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.
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 | March 21, 1798 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1850 (aged 52) |
| Party | Anti-Mason Whig |
| Alma mater | Princeton College Litchfield Law School |
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.
