OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Benjamin Franklin Butler

BORN:
December 17, 1795;
Kinderhook Landing, New York

DIED:
November 8, 1858 (age 62);
Paris, France

EDUCATION:
Studied at the Academy in Hudson, New York;
Read Law with Martin Van Buren

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1817:
Admitted to Bar,
Became Martin Van Buren’s Law Partner 
1821-1825:
District Attorney, Albany County, New York
1825:
Appointed as a commissioner to revise state statutes
1827-1833:
Member, New York State Assembly
1833:
Served as commission for the state of New York to adjust the New Jersey boundary line
1833-1838:
U.S. Attorney General
1837:
Became Principal Law Professor at the University of the City of New York 
1838-1841:
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
1845-1848:
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York 

RESOURCES: 
Department of Justice
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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