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Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 – February 15, 1822) was an Irish-born American politician who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, Butler emigrated to the British North American colonies, where he fought in the American Revolutionary War.
Pierce Butler (March 17, 1866 – November 16, 1939) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc that dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s.
Pierce Butler (born March 17, 1866, near Northfield, Minn., U.S.—died Nov. 16, 1939, Washington, D.C.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1923–39). Butler was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1888. After serving as assistant county attorney and then county attorney in St. Paul, he formed a law firm and, over 25 ...
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Pierce Butler (* 11. Juli 1744 im County Carlow, Irland; † 15. Februar 1822 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) war ein irisch-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1789 und 1796 und nochmals von 1802 bis 1804 vertrat er den Bundesstaat South Carolina im US-Senat. Werdegang. Pierce Butler besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen seiner irischen ...
Pierce Butler was a soldier, farmer and statesman who signed the U.S. Constitution and defended slavery. He served in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention and the Senate, and changed his political allegiances frequently.
12. Feb. 2019 · On September 17th, 1787, Carlow-born Pierce Butler, alongside three other Irish immigrants, assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to lend his signature to the Constitution of the...
Learn about Pierce Butler, the Irish-American Catholic lawyer who served on the Supreme Court from 1923 to 1939. He was a conservative justice who opposed the New Deal and supported freedom over equality.
