Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer)

Benjamin Butler
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
March 14, 1845 – September 1, 1848
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byOgden Hoffman
Succeeded byCharles McVean
In office
December 10, 1838 – March 12, 1841
PresidentMartin Van Buren
Preceded byWilliam Price
Succeeded byOgden Hoffman
12th United States Attorney General
In office
November 15, 1833 – July 4, 1838
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
Preceded byRoger B. Taney
Succeeded byFelix Grundy
Member of the New York State Assembly from Albany County
In office
January 1, 1828 – December 31, 1828
Serving with William N. Sill, David I. D. Verplanck
Preceded byIsaac Hamilton, John Haswell, Henry Stone
Succeeded byJames D. Gardner, Moses Stanton, Chandler Starr
District Attorney of Albany County
In office
February 19, 1821 – June 14, 1825
Preceded bySamuel Foot
Succeeded byEdward Livingston
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Butler

(1795-12-17)December 17, 1795
Kinderhook Landing, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1858(1858-11-08) (aged 62)
Paris, France
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHarriet Allen (m. 1818-1853, her death)
Children9, including William Allen Butler
RelativesAlfred Booth (Grandson)
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (December 17, 1795 – November 8, 1858) was a lawyer from the state of New York. A professional and political ally of Martin Van Buren, among the many elective and appointive positions he held were Attorney General of the United States and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was also a founder of New York University and one of the founders of the Children's Village school in New York City.[1]

  1. ^ "OUR CITY CHARITIES--NO. II.; The New-York Juvenile Asylum". The New York Times. January 31, 1860. Retrieved November 21, 2015.