Andrew Butler
Andrew Butler | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| In office December 4, 1846 – May 25, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | George McDuffie |
| Succeeded by | James H. Hammond |
| Judge of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas | |
| In office December 6, 1833 – December 3, 1846 | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Edgefield District | |
| In office November 22, 1824 – December 5, 1833 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Pickens Butler November 18, 1796 Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1857 (aged 60) Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Ann Simkins Rebecca Harriett Hayne |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge |
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Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796 – May 25, 1857) was an American lawyer, slaveholder, and United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.
In 1856, abolitionist senator Charles Sumner gave a speech in which he insulted Butler's character. In response, Preston Brooks, Butler's first cousin once-removed, caned Sumner on the Senate floor, nearly killing him.