About Jacob Butler
Lived 1817 – 1874 (aged 56–57). Jacob Butler was an American manager and businessperson.
Jacob Butler (August 14, 1817 – April 23, 1874) was an American politician.
Butler was born in Franklin County, Ohio, on August 14, 1817. After graduating from Miami College, Butler studied law with Joseph Rockwell Swan. Butler's move westward was funded in part by Swan. Butler successively lived in New Orleans and St. Louis before he relocated to Muscatine, Iowa, in 1841, where his former Miami College classmates John D. Deshler and Charles S. Foster had also moved.
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Who was Jacob Butler?
American politician in Iowa
When was Jacob Butler born?
Jacob Butler was born in 1817.
When did Jacob Butler die?
Jacob Butler died in 1874.
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Jacob Butler was a manager and businessperson.
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Jacob Butler was American.
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· DBpedia: Jacob Butler (politician)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacob Butler. https://biography.guide/jacob-butler/
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