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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.
- Inaugural holder
- John Hunter
- February 15, 1822 (aged 77), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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.
- March 17, 1866, Dakota County, Minnesota, U.S.
- William R. Day
13. März 2024 · 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pierce Butler was a soldier, farmer and statesman who served as a representative of South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the Senate. He supported slavery, but also advocated for the rights of the common man and the Fugitive Slave Clause. He died in 1822 and is buried in Philadelphia.
Learn about the life and career of Justice Pierce Butler, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1923 to 1939. Find out his views on constitutional issues, such as New Deal legislation, sterilization, and wiretapping.
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.
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...
