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Benjamin Butler AKA “Spoons” and “Beast” was a War Democrat who supported John Breckinridge for President in 1860 after earlier supporting Jefferson Davis for the Democratic nomination. Butler ran unsuccessfully for governor of Massachusetts in 1860 as a Breckinridge Democrat. After the fall of Fort Sumter, he became a Brigadier General ...
Jan 12, 2024 · Benjamin F. Butler lost his bid for reelection in 1874, but was a successful candidate in 1876, representing the 7th district in the 45th Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 4, 1879. In 1878 and 1879 Butler made unsuccessful bids to be elected to the governorship of Massachusetts.
Benjamin J Butler is a futurist and former investor. Whilst continuing to imagine and forecast futures, he is an evangelist for our transition to a technologically-advanced ecological civilisation. Benjamin left the U.K. a week after his last university exam and 'has been on the road ever since”; his adventures and conversations with frontier thinkers provide inspiration for his insights. He regularly provokes and inspires audiences at international conferences on global issues and long ...
Benjamin Butler. Benjamin Butler has become well known for a repeated use of trees, forests, and landscapes in his paintings. This repetition of motif, coupled with varying levels of abstraction, allows him to make paintings that are freed of concern for ‘subject matter’. Additionally, his work exudes a sensitivity to the accessibility and ...
Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was a major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is best known as a political major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, and for his leadership role in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. He was a colorful and often controversial figure on the national stage and in the Massachusetts ...
Mar 22, 2023 · General Benjamin Butler (1818–1893) rose to the rank of Major General in the United States Army during the Civil War (1861—1865). Butler is most well-known for his ruthless tenure as Military Governor of New Orleans in 1862. When the Civil War started, Benjamin Butler used his political influence to secure an appointment to command the 8th ...
May 18, 2012 · Library of CongressGen. Benjamin Butler faces down the mob in New Orleans. Butler quickly took draconian measures to subdue the people. He charged Mumford with treason for tearing up the flag, and a hastily convened military court convicted him and sentenced him to death. New Orleans residents were shocked because they considered the incident a ...
