The Political Graveyard: Ames-Butler family of Massachusetts

Ames-Butler family of Massachusetts

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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) — also known as Benjamin F. Butler — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., November 5, 1818. Father of Blanche Butler (who married Adelbert Ames); grandfather of Butler Ames. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1853; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1867-75, 1877-79 (5th District 1867-73, 6th District 1873-75, 7th District 1877-79); defeated, 1874; Governor of Massachusetts, 1883-84; defeated, 1859 (Democratic), 1860 (Democratic), 1878 (Butler Democrat), 1879 (Butler Democrat), 1883 (Democratic); Greenback candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Died while attending court in Washington, D.C., January 11, 1893. Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
Adelbert Ames (1835-1933) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, October 31, 1835. Married, July 21, 1870, to Blanche Butler (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Butler); father of Butler Ames. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1868-70, 1874-76; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1870-74; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Received the Medal of Honor in 1894 for action in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. Died in Ormond (now Ormond Beach), Volusia County, Fla., April 12, 1933. Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Butler Ames (1871-1954) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 22, 1871. Grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler; son of Adelbert Ames and Blanche (Butler) Ames. Republican. Engineer; manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1920, 1928. Died in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Mass., November 6, 1954. Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

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