Andrew Butler
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Andrew Butler was a 19th-century U.S. senator from South Carolina known for his strong pro-slavery stance and as a target of abolitionist criticism in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew Butler canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | expansion and protection of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| movement | pro-slavery movement in the United States ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a target of abolitionist criticism
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strong pro-slavery stance ⓘ |
| notableRole | U.S. senator from a slaveholding state ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | abolitionists in the United States ⓘ |
| participantIn |
antebellum politics of the United States
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political conflicts leading up to the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Congress
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political leadership of the antebellum South ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Southern Democrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States senator
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United States senator from South Carolina ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
American South
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInTheSenate | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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