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- NAME: Benjamin F. Butler
- OCCUPATION: Military Leader, Political Leader
- BIRTH DATE: November 05, 1818
- DEATH DATE: January 11, 1893
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Deerfield, New Hampshire
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C., D.C.
- Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Butler
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Benjamin Butler was a Massachusetts politician and Union officer who fought for the rights of workers and African-Americans.
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Benjamin Butler was a Massachusetts politician and Union officer who fought for the rights of workers and African-Americans. Following several terms in the state legislature, Butler became an officer for the Union Army. At the end of the war, he became a Radical Republican and leader in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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