Pierce Butler (Kilkenny MP, born 1774)

Pierce Butler (6 May 1774 – 18 August 1846) was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

[1] They had eleven children including: Pierce Butler was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1832, and held the seat until his death in 1846.

In the House he spoke against Tithe enforcement and against the continuation of the Act of Union.

Butler gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Kilkenny Militia.

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