William Butler (1790–1850)

William Butler Jr. (February 1, 1790 – September 25, 1850) was an American physician, slaveholder, and United States representative from South Carolina.

Butler was born near the present town of Saluda, South Carolina on February 1, 1790.

[2] During the War of 1812, he served as a United States Navy surgeon at the Battle of New Orleans.

[1] In 1825, he moved to Greenville, South Carolina where he began practice as a country doctor.

[1] Butler died in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) on September 25, 1850.