Andrew P. Butler

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Andrew P. Butler was a pro-slavery U.S. senator from South Carolina whose strong support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act and slavery made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the Bleeding Kansas crisis.

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instanceOf United States senator
human
lawyer
politician
slave owner
advocatedFor expansion of slavery into U.S. territories
associatedWithEvent Bleeding Kansas crisis
buriedIn Edgefield, South Carolina
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1796-11-18
dateOfDeath 1857-05-25
educatedAt South Carolina College
University of South Carolina
endTime as U.S. senator: 1857
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Butler
fullName Andrew Pickens Butler
givenName Andrew
heldJudicialPositionIn South Carolina
ideology pro-slavery
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Pickens
notableFor role in events leading to Bleeding Kansas
strong pro-slavery views
support for Kansas–Nebraska Act
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn antebellum U.S. slavery debates
placeOfBirth Edgefield County, South Carolina
placeOfDeath Edgefield, South Carolina
positionHeld U.S. Senator from South Carolina
United States senator
practicedLawIn South Carolina
regionOfActivity American South
South Carolina
relative Pierce Butler
William Butler
represented South Carolina
servedAs judge of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas
judge of the South Carolina Court of Sessions
servedIn South Carolina state judiciary
startTime as U.S. senator: 1846
supported Kansas–Nebraska Act
slavery
wasTargetOf Charles Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas"

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