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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew P. Butler canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ slave owner ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | expansion of slavery into U.S. territories ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Bleeding Kansas crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Edgefield, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1796-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1857-05-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
South Carolina College
NERFINISHED
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University of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | as U.S. senator: 1857 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andrew Pickens Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| heldJudicialPositionIn | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Pickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in events leading to Bleeding Kansas
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strong pro-slavery views ⓘ support for Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | antebellum U.S. slavery debates ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edgefield County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edgefield, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U.S. Senator from South Carolina
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United States senator ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
American South
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Pierce Butler
NERFINISHED
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William Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
judge of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas
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judge of the South Carolina Court of Sessions ⓘ |
| servedIn | South Carolina state judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | as U.S. senator: 1846 ⓘ |
| supported |
Kansas–Nebraska Act
NERFINISHED
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slavery ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf | Charles Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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