The Political Graveyard: Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts

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Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts

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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) — also known as Benjamin F. Butler; "The Bold and Bilious Benjamin"; "Beast Butler" — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., November 5, 1818. 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 (age 74 years, 67 days). Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.

		Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
		Relatives: Father of Blanche Butler (who married Adelbert Ames); grandfather of Butler Ames.
		Political family: Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)

Adelbert Ames (1835-1933) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, October 31, 1835. 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 (age 97 years, 163 days). Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.

		Relatives: Married, July 21, 1870, to Blanche Butler (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Butler); father of Butler Ames.
		Political family: Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Butler Ames (1871-1954) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 22, 1871. 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 (age 83 years, 76 days). Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.

		Relatives: Son of Adelbert Ames and Blanche (Butler) Ames; grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler.
		Political family: Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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