Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)

Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American lawyer, soldier and politician.

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November 5 - 1818 - January 11 - 1893 - Lawyer - Soldier - Politician

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He was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, and was graduated from what is now Colby College in 1838, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1840, began practice at Lowell, Massachusetts, and early attained distinction as a lawyer, particularly in criminal cases. Entering politics as a Democrat, he first attracted general attention by his violent campaign in Lowell in advocacy of the passage of a law establishing a ten-hour day for laborers; he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1853, and of the Massachusetts Senate in 1859, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1848 to 1860. In that of 1860 at Charleston he advocated the nomination of Jefferson Davis and opposed Stephen A. Douglas, and in the ensuing campaign he supported John C. Breckinridge.

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Deerfield, New Hampshire - Colby College - 1838 - Massachusetts - 1840 - Lowell, Massachusetts - Democrat - Labor - Massachusetts House of Representatives - 1853 - Massachusetts Senate - 1859 - Democratic National Convention - 1848 - 1860 - Charleston - Jefferson Davis - Stephen A. Douglas - John C. Breckinridge

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