Benjamin F. Butler

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater Waterville College (now Colby College)
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-11-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Deerfield,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Hildreth_Cemetery,_Lowell,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:Paul_Butler
gptkb:Blanche_Butler
gptkbp:deathDate 1893-01-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Butler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin F. Butler
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Beast_Butler
gptkbp:notableAction declared escaped slaves as 'contraband of war'
supported women's suffrage
advocated for 8-hour workday
advocated for civil rights for African Americans
commanded Army of the James
commanded Department of the Gulf
commanded Fort Monroe
involved in Battle of Big Bethel
involved in Battle of Fort Fisher
involved in Bermuda Hundred Campaign
involved in occupation of New Orleans
issued General Order No. 28 in New Orleans
prosecuted impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
supported Reconstruction policies
supported paper money (Greenback)
opposed President Andrew Johnson's lenient Reconstruction
gptkbp:notableFor advocacy for civil rights
Civil War service
controversial military governance of New Orleans
impeachment manager in Andrew Johnson's trial
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Greenback_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:state_order
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
gptkbp:ranForOffice President of the United States, 1884
gptkbp:signature Benjamin F Butler Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Hildreth
gptkbp:termEnd Governor of Massachusetts, 1884
U.S. Representative, 1875
U.S. Representative, 1879
gptkbp:termStart Governor of Massachusetts, 1883
U.S. Representative, 1867
U.S. Representative, 1877
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Colored_Troops
gptkb:Army_of_the_James
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5