PIERCE BUTLER

1744-1822

Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (South Carolina)

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education:

Occupation: soldier

Political Affiliation: Whig, Federalist, Republican

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Summary of Religious Views:

Views on Religion & Politics:

Quotations:

References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

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Terry W. Lipscomb, editor, The Letters of Pierce Butler, 1790-1794: Nation Building and Enterprise in the New American Republic, University of South Carolina Press, 2007
Lewright B. Sikes, The Public Life of Pierce Butler, South Carolina Statesman, Univ. Press of America, 1979

Articles

Francis Coglan, "Pierce Butler, 1744-1822, First Senator from South Carolina," South Carolina Historical Magazine, 78, April 1977, pp. 104-19
S. Sidney Ulmer, "The Role of Pierce Butler in the Constitutional Convention," Review of Politics, 22, July 1960, pp. 361-74

Links

Works by Pierce Butler

Documents (Constitutional Sources Project)

Biographies

BUTLER, Pierce, 1744-1822 (Biographical Directory of the US Congress)
Pierce Butler (National Archives -- The Founding Fathers)
Pierce Butler (Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution -- Center of Military History, United States Army)