Butler-Belmont family
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The Butler-Belmont family is a family of politicians from the United States.
NOTE: Milledge Luke Bonham was also cousin of U.S. Representative Preston S. Brooks. Matthew Butler was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Francis W. Pickens. James DeWolf Perry was also great-grandson of U.S. Senator William Bradford and grandson of U.S. Senator James De Wolf
. Jay Pierrepont Moffat was also great-grandnephew of New York City Mayor Seth Low
, nephew of Connecticut
State Representative Seth Low Pierrepont, brother of New York Assemblyman Abbot Low Moffat, and brother-in-law of U.S. Ambassador John Campbell White.
- William ButlerWilliam Butler (1759-1821)William Butler was a United States Representative from South Carolina.Born in Prince William County, Virginia, he moved to South Carolina as a young man. He served in the Snow Campaign under Colonel Richard Richardson in 1775 and in Gen. Andrew Williamson's expedition against the Cherokee Indians...
1759–1821, South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
State Representative 1787–1795, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1801–1813.- William ButlerWilliam Butler (1790-1850)William Butler was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was a son of William Butler , brother of Andrew Butler, and father of Matthew Butler, all of whom served in the United States Congress...
1790–1850, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1841–1843. Son of William Butler. - Andrew Pickens Butler 1796–1857, South Carolina State Representative, South Carolina State Senator 1824–1833, Judge in South Carolina 1835–1846, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1846–1857. Son of William Butler.
- Pierce M. Butler 1798–1847, Governor of South Carolina 1836–1838. Son of William Butler.
- Milledge Luke BonhamMilledge Luke BonhamMilledge Luke Bonham was an American politician and Congressman who served as the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864. He was a Confederate General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
1813–1890, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1857–1860, Confederate Representative from South Carolina 1861–1862, Governor of South Carolina 1862–1864. First cousin once removed of William Butler.- Matthew ButlerMatthew ButlerMatthew Calbraith Butler was an American military commander and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the...
1836–1909, South Carolina State Representative 1860 1866, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1870, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1877–1895. Son of William Butler. - James DeWolf Perry 1815–1876, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1868. First cousin of Matthew Butler.
- August BelmontAugust BelmontAugust Belmont, Sr. was an American politician.-Early life:August Belmont was born in Alzey, Hesse, on December 8, 1813--some sources say 1816--to Simon and Frederika Elsass Schönberg, a Jewish family. After his mother's death, when he was seven, he lived with his uncle and grandmother in Frankfurt...
1816–1890, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
1853–1854, U.S. Minister to Netherlands 1854–1857, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 1860–1868, delegate to Democratic National Convention 1860 1864 1876. First cousin of Matthew Butler. - M.L. Bonham, Adjutant General of South Carolina 1885–1890, Circuit Court Judge in South Carolina 1924–1930, Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1931–1940, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 1940. Son of Milledge Luke Bonham.
- Perry BelmontPerry BelmontPerry Belmont was an American politician and diplomat.-Biography:He was born on December 28, 1851 in New York City to August Belmont. His brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and August Belmont, Jr....
1851–1947, U.S. Representative from New York 1881–1888, U.S. Minister to Spain 1888–1889, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1892 1896 1900 1904 1912. Son of August Belmont. - August Belmont II 1853–1924, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1912. Son of August Belmont.
- Oliver BelmontOliver BelmontOliver Hazard Perry Belmont was an American socialite and United States Representative from New York.- Biography :...
1958-1908, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1900, U.S. Representative from New York 1901–1903. Son of August Belmont. - Joseph C. Grew (1880–1965), U.S. Minister to DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
1920–1921, U.S. Minister to SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
1921–1924, U.S. Ambassador to TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
1927–1932, U.S. Ambassador to Japan 1932–1938. Nephew by marriage of August Belmont.- Jay Pierrepont MoffatJay Pierrepont MoffatJay Pierrepont Moffat was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who, between 1917 and 1943, served the State Department in a variety of posts, including that of Ambassador to Canada during the first year of U.S...
(1896–1943), U.S. Consul General in Sydney 1935–1937; U.S. Minister to Canada 1940–1943; U.S. Minister to LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
1941–1943. Son-in-law of Joseph C. Grew. - Cecil B. Lyon (1903–1993), U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, Cuba 1931; U.S. Vice Consul in Hong Kong, China 1932; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, China 1938; U.S. Ambassador to China 1956–1958; U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon 1964–1967; U.S. Ambassador to the Maldive Islands 1965. Son-in-law of Joseph C. Grew.
- Jay P. Moffat (1932–), U.S. Ambassador to ChadChadChad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
1983–1985. Son of Jay Pierrepont Moffat. - William Tapley Bennett Jr.William Tapley Bennett Jr.William Tapley Bennett Jr. was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 civil war....
(1917–1994), U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
1964–1966, U.S. Ambassador to PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
1966–1969. Nephew by marriage of Jay Pierrepont Moffat.
- Jay P. Moffat (1932–), U.S. Ambassador to Chad
- Jay Pierrepont Moffat
- Perry Belmont
- Matthew Butler
- William Butler
NOTE: Milledge Luke Bonham was also cousin of U.S. Representative Preston S. Brooks. Matthew Butler was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Francis W. Pickens. James DeWolf Perry was also great-grandson of U.S. Senator William Bradford and grandson of U.S. Senator James De Wolf
James De Wolf
James DeWolf , nicknamed "Captain Jim", was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, a long-time state legislator and a successful Privateer during the war of 1812.-Biography:...
. Jay Pierrepont Moffat was also great-grandnephew of New York City Mayor Seth Low
Seth Low
Seth Low , born in Brooklyn, New York, was an American educator and political figure who served as mayor of Brooklyn, as President of Columbia University, as diplomatic representative of the United States, and as Mayor of New York City...
, nephew of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
State Representative Seth Low Pierrepont, brother of New York Assemblyman Abbot Low Moffat, and brother-in-law of U.S. Ambassador John Campbell White.