General Matthew Calbraith Butler 1836–1909

General Matthew Calbraith Butler, 1836–1909 (aged 73 years)

Name

General Matthew Calbraith Butler

Name: General Matthew Calbraith /Butler/
Name prefix: General
Given names: Matthew Calbraith
Surname: Butler

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	March 8, 1836 46 36 Eagle's Crag, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 (aged 11 months)
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841 (aged 4 years)
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841 (aged 5 years)
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845 (aged 8 years)
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 (aged 12 years)
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 (aged 14 years)
Death of a father	Dr. William Butler Jr. September 24, 1851 (aged 15 years) Fort Gibson, OK, USA Note: Died While serving as an Indian Agent
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 (aged 16 years)
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857 (aged 20 years)
Marriage of a brother	Dr. Pierce Pickens Butler — Arsinoe Marcella Jeter — View this family October 18, 1860 (aged 24 years) Union, South Carolina, USA
Military	Major General between 1861 and 1865 (aged 28 years) Agency: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Note: American Civil War War-Time photo of Butler
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 (aged 24 years)
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 (aged 29 years)
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869 (aged 32 years)
Death of a mother	Jane Tweedy Perry July 11, 1875 (aged 39 years) Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Occupation	United States Senator between March 4, 1877 and March 4, 1895 (aged 58 years)
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877 (aged 40 years)
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881 (aged 44 years)
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881 (aged 45 years)
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 (aged 48 years)
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 (aged 52 years)
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 (aged 56 years)
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897 (aged 60 years)
Military	Major General between 1898 and 1899 (aged 62 years) Agency: United States Army Note: Spanish-American War Spanish-American War Appointed Major General by President William McKinley. Lost a leg during the war but went back into active service and served throughout the remainder of the war.
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 (aged 65 years)
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 (aged 72 years)
Burial of a mother	Jane Tweedy Perry Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Address: Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery Headstone of Jane Tweedy Perry
Death	April 14, 1909 (aged 73 years)

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: February 1, 1790 Occupation: Member of Congress Note: Death: September 24, 1851 — Fort Gibson, OK, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Tweedy Perry General Matthew Calbraith Butler Col. William Butler Capt. O. Nathaniel Butler Unnamed 2 Butler Unnamed 3 Butler Unnamed 1 Butler Dr. Pierce Pickens Butler Dr. William Butler Jr. 1790–1851 Birth: February 1, 1790 Death: September 24, 1851 — Fort Gibson, OK, USA
mother	Links Birth: December 15, 1799 — South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Notes: Death: July 11, 1875 — Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Burial: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dr. William Butler Jr. General Matthew Calbraith Butler Col. William Butler Capt. O. Nathaniel Butler Unnamed 2 Butler Unnamed 3 Butler Unnamed 1 Butler Dr. Pierce Pickens Butler Jane Tweedy Perry 1799–1875 Birth: December 15, 1799 — South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Death: July 11, 1875 — Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
himself	Links Birth: March 8, 1836 46 36 — Eagle's Crag, Greenville, South Carolina, USA Military: Major General — between 1861 and 1865 Occupation: United States Senator — between March 4, 1877 and March 4, 1895 Military: Major General — between 1898 and 1899 Death: April 14, 1909 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships General Matthew Calbraith Butler 1836–1909 Birth: March 8, 1836 46 36 — Eagle's Crag, Greenville, South Carolina, USA Death: April 14, 1909
brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Col. William Butler – Death:
brother	Links Military: Captain Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Capt. O. Nathaniel Butler – Death:
brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Unnamed 2 Butler – Death:
brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Unnamed 3 Butler – Death:
brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Unnamed 1 Butler – Death:
elder brother	Links Birth: March 24, 1834 44 34 — Greenville, South Carolina, USA Military: Surgeon Marriage: October 18, 1860 — Union, South Carolina, USA Occupation: Physician — Union, South Carolina, USA Death: November 1, 1910 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arsinoe Marcella Jeter William Matthew Butler Janie Perry Butler Elise Arsinoe Butler Perry Pickens Butler Thomas Bothwell Butler James Leontine Leon Butler Jeter Butler Dr. Pierce Pickens Butler 1834–1910 Birth: March 24, 1834 44 34 — Greenville, South Carolina, USA Death: November 1, 1910

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Military	American Civil War
Military	Spanish-American War Appointed Major General by President William McKinley. Lost a leg during the war but went back into active service and served throughout the remainder of the war.

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Military	War-Time photo of Butler
Media object	Matthew Calbraith Butler
Media object	War-Time photo of Butler

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November 2, 2018 – 11:50:14

Author of last change: JeterAdmin

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Family with parents
father	Dr. William Butler Jr. 1790–1851
mother	Jane Tweedy Perry 1799–1875
himself	General Matthew Calbraith Butler 1836–1909
brother	Col. William Butler –
brother	Capt. O. Nathaniel Butler –
brother	Unnamed 2 Butler –
brother	Unnamed 3 Butler –
brother	Unnamed 1 Butler –
elder brother Family Arsinoe Marcella Jeter William Matthew Butler Janie Perry Butler Elise Arsinoe Butler Perry Pickens Butler Thomas Bothwell Butler James Leontine Leon Butler Jeter Butler	Dr. Pierce Pickens Butler 1834–1910

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General Matthew Calbraith Butler(1836–1909)