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Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina

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  William Butler (1759-1821) — of Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C. Born in Prince William County, Va., December 17, 1759. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1787-95; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1801-13 (5th District 1801-03, 2nd District 1803-13). Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield District (part now in Saluda County), S.C., November 15, 1821 (age 61 years, 333 days). Interment at Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Butler and Elizabeth Mary (Smith) Butler; father of William Butler Jr., Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "Loved and venerated by his family, respected by his friends, and honoured by his countrymen."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eldred Simkins (1779-1831) — of South Carolina. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., August 30, 1779. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1818-21; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1822-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1828-29. Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., November 17, 1831 (age 52 years, 79 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Mathews) Simkins; married, April 7, 1807, to Eliza Hannah Smith; father of Margaret Eliza Simkins (who married Francis Wilkinson Pickens) and Susan Ann Simkins (who married Andrew Pickens Butler).
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Butler Jr. (1790-1850) — of South Carolina. Born near Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C., February 1, 1790. Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; physician; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1841-43; U.S. Indian agent. Slaveowner. Died in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Okla., September 24, 1850 (age 60 years, 235 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; father of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Slidell (1793-1871) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1793. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1829-33; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1843-45; resigned 1845; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate States Envoy to France, 1861. Scottish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, July 29, 1871 (age about 78 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Margery (Mackenzie) Slidell and John Slidell (1770-1840); brother of Jane Slidell (who married of Matthew C. Perry) and Thomas Slidell; married 1835 to Mathilde Deslonde; uncle of Caroline Slidell Perry (who married August Belmont (1816-1890)); granduncle of Perry Belmont, Emily Hone (who married William Colville Emmet), August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Grew-Lyon-Belmont family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Slidell, Louisiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) — also known as Andrew P. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., November 18, 1796. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833; common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857. Slaveowner. Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., May 25, 1857 (age 60 years, 188 days). Interment at Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of William Butler Jr. and Pierce Mason Butler; married, December 5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter of Eldred Simkins); married 1831 to Rebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Butler County, Kan. is named for him.
  Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature, of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, the Judicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate of the United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by his creer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius and heroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of Public Dalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections. He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready to rejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentations made of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spread the deepest of affections."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Slidell (d. 1864) — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1837-38; chief justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1840. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., April 20, 1864. Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Brother of John Slidell and Jane Slidell (who married of Matthew C. Perry); uncle of Caroline Slidell Perry (who married August Belmont (1816-1890)); granduncle of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924), Emily Hone (who married William Colville Emmet) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pierce Mason Butler (1798-1847) — also known as Pierce M. Butler — of South Carolina. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., April 11, 1798. Governor of South Carolina, 1836-38; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Killed in action at Battle of Churubusco, Distrito Federal, August 20, 1847 (age 49 years, 131 days). Interment at Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of William Butler Jr. and Andrew Pickens Butler; married to Miranda Juliette Duval; uncle of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805-1869) — also known as Francis W. Pickens — of South Carolina. Born in Colleton District (now Colleton County), S.C., April 7, 1805. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-34; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1834-43 (5th District 1834-37, 6th District 1837-39, 5th District 1839-41, 6th District 1841-43); member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1844-46; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1858-60; Governor of South Carolina, 1860-62. Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., January 25, 1869 (age 63 years, 293 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) and Susan Smith (Wilkinson) Pickens; married to Margaret Eliza Simkins (daughter of Eldred Simkins); father of Maria Simkins Pickens (who married Matthew Calbraith Butler) and Rebecca Calhoun Pickens (who married John Edmund Bacon); grandson of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); grandnephew of John Ewing Colhoun; first cousin once removed of Floride Calhoun; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Calhoun and John Caldwell Calhoun; second cousin once removed of John Alfred Calhoun; third cousin once removed of John Temple Graves; fourth cousin of William Francis Calhoun.
  Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
  James DeWolf Perry (1815-1876) — of Bristol, Bristol County, R.I. Born in 1815. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1864, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860. Died in 1876 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry; grandson of James De Wolf; great-grandson of William Bradford; first cousin of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  August Belmont (1816-1890) — also known as August Schönberg — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Alzei, Germany, December 2, 1816. Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860, 1864, 1876; speaker, 1868. Jewish. Fought a duel with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Belmont; married 1849 to Caroline Slidell Perry (daughter of Matthew C. Perry; niece of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; aunt by marriage of Joseph Clark Grew; first cousin of Matthew Calbraith Butler); father of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Belmont, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The former town of Belmont, Missouri (now largely abandoned due to flooding), was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) — also known as Matthew C. Butler — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born near Greenville, Greenville District (now Greenville County), S.C., March 8, 1836. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1860, 1866; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1870; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1877-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1880 (Convention Vice-President). Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 14, 1909 (age 73 years, 37 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler Jr. and Jane (Perry) Butler; married, February 25, 1858, to Maria Simkins Pickens (daughter of Francis Wilkinson Pickens); nephew of Oliver Hazard Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry, Andrew Pickens Butler and Pierce Mason Butler; grandson of William Butler; first cousin of James DeWolf Perry and Caroline Slidell Perry (who married August Belmont (1816-1890)); first cousin once removed of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
  Political families: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Bradford-DeWolf-Butler-Perry family of Bristol, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Books about Matthew Calbraith Butler: Samuel J. Martin, Southern Hero : Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate General, Hampton Redshirt, and U.S. Senator
  William Colville Emmet (1836-1901) — also known as William C. Emmet — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Staatsburg, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 13, 1836. Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Turkey, 1885; U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 1886-93; Aix-la-Chapelle, 1893-97. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1901 (age 64 years, 309 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of William Colville Emmet (1807-1875) and Laura Magdalena (Coster) Emmet; married 1863 to Emily Hone (granddaughter of Matthew C. Perry; grandniece of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell); nephew of Robert Emmet; grandson of Thomas Addis Emmet; first cousin once removed of William Temple Emmet and Grenville Temple Emmet.
  Political families: Emmet-Slidell family of New York City, New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Morton family; Bohlen-Eustis-Thayer family of Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 28, 1851. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned 1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1912; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; American Legion. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., May 25, 1947 (age 95 years, 148 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; married 1899 to Jessie Ann Robbins; grandnephew of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; first cousin once removed of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political families: Emmet-Slidell family of New York City, New York; Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
August Belmont August Belmont (1853-1924) — of Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1853. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 10, 1924 (age 71 years, 296 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of Perry Belmont and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; married 1881 to Elizabeth Hamilton Morgan; married, February 26, 1910, to Eleanor Elise Robson; grandnephew of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; first cousin once removed of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political families: Emmet-Slidell family of New York City, New York; Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: King's Notable New Yorkers of 1896-1899
  Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 12, 1858. Democrat. Financier; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03. Member, Freemasons. Died of infections following surgery for appendicitis, in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10, 1908 (age 49 years, 211 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Hazard Perry
  Relatives: Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of Perry Belmont and August Belmont (1853-1924); married 1882 to Sarah Swan 'Sally' Whiting; married 1896 to Alva Erskine (Smith) Vanderbilt (grandaunt by marriage of William Henry Vanderbilt III); grandnephew of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; first cousin once removed of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) — also known as Joseph C. Grew — of Hancock, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Manchester, Essex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 27, 1880. U.S. Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1904-06; secretary to American delegation, Armistace conference of Supreme War Council, Versailles, 1918; secretary general with rank of Minister, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris, 1918-19; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1920-21; Switzerland, 1921-24; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1927-32; Japan, 1932-38. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Navy League. One of five retired diplomats who co-signed an open letter in 1954 protesting U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Died May 25, 1965 (age 84 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Sturgis Grew and Annie Crawford (Clark) Grew; married, October 7, 1905, to Alice de Vermandois Perry (niece by marriage of August Belmont; granddaughter of Matthew C. Perry); father of Elizabeth Sturgis Grew (who married Cecil Burton Lyon) and Lilla Cabot Grew (who married Jay Pierrepont Moffat).
  Political families: White-Moffat family; Choate family of Salem, Massachusetts; Grew-Lyon-Belmont family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Joseph C. Grew: Masanori Nakamura, The Japanese Monarchy, 1931-1991 : Ambassador Joseph Grew and the Making of the Symbol Emperor System — Waldo H. Heinrichs, Jr., American Ambassador : Joseph C. Grew and the Development of the United States Diplomatic Tradition
  William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901-1981) — also known as William H. Vanderbilt — of Portsmouth, Newport County, R.I.; South Williamstown, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 24, 1901. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state senate, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928 (Convention Vice-President), 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Governor of Rhode Island, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Died in South Williamstown, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., April 14, 1981 (age 79 years, 141 days). Interment at Southlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Ellen French Vanderbilt; married, November 1, 1923, to Emily Davies; married, November 27, 1929, to Anne Gordon Colby (daughter of Everett Colby and Edith Hyde Colby); uncle of Wendy Vanderbilt (who married Orin Lehman); grandnephew by marriage of Alva (Smith) Vanderbilt (who married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont); great-grandson of Benjamin Brown French and Amos Tuck; second great-grandson of Henry Collins Flagg and Cornelius 'Commodore' Vanderbilt; first cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; second cousin of William Armistead Moale Burden; second cousin once removed of Shirley Carter Burden Jr..
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Dows-Burden family of New York City, New York; Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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