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Andrew Butler | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| In office December 4, 1846 – May 25, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | George McDuffie |
| Succeeded by | James H. Hammond |
| Judge of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas | |
| In office December 6, 1833 – December 3, 1846 | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Edgefield District | |
| In office November 22, 1824 – December 5, 1833 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Pickens Butler November 18, 1796 Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1857 (aged 60) Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Ann Simkins Rebecca Harriett Hayne |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge |
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Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796 – May 25, 1857) was an American lawyer, slaveholder, and United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.[1]
In 1856, abolitionist senator Charles Sumner gave a speech in which he insulted Butler's character. In response Preston Brooks, Butler's first cousin once-removed, caned Sumner on the Senate floor, nearly killing him.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer (January 10, 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2024. Database at "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved April 29, 2024