About Francis Butler
Lived 1809 – 1883 (aged 74). Francis Butler was an American physician and politician.
Francis Butler (April 13, 1809 – May 31, 1883) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1842.
Early life Francis Butler was born on April 13, 1809, in Harford County, Maryland, to Jane (née McAtee) and Thomas Butler. He was educated at Archer's Academy near Bel Air. He studied medicine with James Montgomery. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1834.
Career After graduating, Butler formed a partnership with James Montgomery. Their partnership only lasted two years before Montgomery's retirement. He practiced medicine in Harford County until 1856. He then practiced in Carroll County. After the dissolution of the Whig Party, Butler became a Democrat.
Butler lived in Harford County until 1856. He then lived at Clover Hill estate in Finksburg in Carroll County until 1865. He then moved to Westminster.
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American politician and physician (1809–1883)
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Francis Butler died on 31 May 1883.
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