Samuel Fowler Butterworth

California

Butterworth doing nothing to stop Daniel Sickles from fatally shootting Philip Key in 1859.

Butterworth was president of the Quicksilver Mining Company (QSMC) of New York, which sought the New Almaden Mine near San Jose, California. Butterworth retired in July 1870, succeeded by James Butterworth Randol, his nephew. In 1869 Butterworth was one of the investors behind hydraulic mining outfit North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company in Nevada County, California. He served as president of the company until his death. Butterworth was elected to the University of California Board of Regents for the term of 1868 to 1876 but he resigned in 1873. Butterworth was an advocate for eliminating the university's fees and giving female students the same opportunities as male students. Butterworth was also a commissioner of Golden Gate Park.