The Washington union., 1857-05-30
THE LAVE JUDGE BuTIER.

The death of the venerable and beloved Judge But
Ter is thus announced in the Columbia South Caro-
linian of last Wednesday mornings issue:
"a despatch, last evening" brought us the mournful
but not unexpected intelligence Of the departure his
final rest OF our and esteemed senator
Andrew Pckens Butler.
Excepting the late David Johnson we have never
known any citizen universally popular He was ad-
mired by all for his social and personal character and
equally respected for his ability, learning and patriot
ISM Wecan do at this moment but his
death which occurred Monday evening at clock
at Edgeed village at the residence of his nephew
rounded by friends and enjoying the affectionae minis
tration of his only daughter"
We are indebted to the Charleston Courier for the
following biographical sketch of the distinguished
and universally y-lamented deceased
Andrew Pickens Butler born in Edge6eld dis
rct in the year 1896 His father the late General
William Butler of Virginia. and his mother Behethland
Moore of Edgefeld the former having migrated from
Virginia to this State He had six brothers, among them
George, gallant officer in the with Great Britain
who died young the Hon. VIM. Butler, NJ d., former
ly surgeon in the United States navy and member Of
Congress from Greenvlle and its associated districts and
Pierce NJ Butler formerly governor of the State and a
forwards the gallant colonel OF the Palmetto regiment
and winner of glorious death and deahess in
the hour of victory at the head of that peerless corps in
the memorable field of Churubusco. They of pa
trio stock their father having done revolutionary and
warrior service in the of independence Their mother
too did patriotic service in the hallowed cause and
at time prisoner to the enemy His sister
the first wife of the Hon. Waddy Thompson and all his
brothers having preceded him to the grave he
pletes the obituary roll He was a pupil of DR. James
Waddell at Wellington Academy, that school of Illus
trous He graduated at the College of South
lima in the year 1917 with distinction having been award
ed third honor in class of which the first and second
honors awarded to Charles Fshbun and Archibald
G. Baynard, and OF which Chancellor CALDWELL Judge
Glover and the Hon. William McWiIlie among Others
were members and He served irstin he
popular branch of the State Legislature, and was
then transferred to the State senate and he made
his mark an able and eloquent debater, in both
houses In 1918 he admitted to the BAR and almost
contemporaneously he appeared before committee of
the house of representatives in contested election be-
tween Charles Busy and William Middleton of Egefed
district and he to high distinction in his pro-
fesson In December, 1888 he elected associate
law judge of the State in place of the Hon VIM d. Mar
tin deceased and the ermine with dignity impair
tiay, uprightness, and ability In the year l846 he
elected United States senator the colleague of the
illustrious Calhoun whose esteem, confidence and lore
he enjoyed in eminent degree and in that august
body he distinguished himself by his dignied demeanor,
civalrous bearing towering and classic eoquence and
statcsmanlike ability and popularity, political
and social rarely surpassed fever equaed His health
began to fail upwards Of year since and his decline
doubtless in measure, hastened by the melancholy
distressing and sudden death Of his young and gal
liant kinsman, the Hon Preston S. Brooks, whom he
loved with all the tenderness of parental affection He
left Washington at the close Of the late executive
of the Senate in very feeble state having remained
til the last moment at the post duty andreued to his
home to mngle his mortal dust with that of his parents
and kindred in his native State His first wife was a
Simpkins who died childess shortly after their mar
rage and his second Hayne, daughter of the late
William Edward Hayne, esq., (son of the revolutionary
martyr Col Isaac Hayne and sister of Isaac W. Hayne,
esq attorney general, she, too having died in an
early period Of their welded fe leaving daughter,
who survives to her beloved and gifted parent
.'It is melancholy coincidence that Memphis should
have had her celebration arred by the death of her
mayor the Of its occurrence, and that should
be saddened by similar event the Of respon
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