Francis E. Butler (bapt.Tooltip baptised January 30, 1847 – November 21, 1926) was an Irish American marksman who performed in Wild West variety shows.

Frank Butler was born in County Longford, Ireland, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13.

[1][6] He initially worked a series of odd jobs, including one as a glass blower, while living near Camden, New Jersey.

After meeting her at a shooting competition in Cincinnati, Ohio, Butler married Annie Oakley on August 23, 1876, although he would later claim the date was June 20, 1882.

[11] Oakley returned to performing between 1911 and 1913, this time with Vernon Seaver's Young Buffalo Show, with Butler again as her manager.

Bruce Yarnell played Butler in a 1966 Lincoln Center revival, with Ethel Merman again as Annie Oakley.

John Considine portrayed Butler in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976).