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Robert N. Butler (August 1784–July 31, 1853) was an American politician and physician
Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
. He served as Adjutant General
Adjutant general

An Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer....
 of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 in the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, and was State Treasurer of Virginia 1846–53.

Butler was born in Surry County, Virginia
Surry County, Virginia

Surry County is a county located in the South Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States. As of United States 2000 census, the population was 6,829....
, where his family had lived since the mid-17th century. Several of his ancestors had been members of the House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected lower house in the legislature in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619....
.

Butler studied at the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary

The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public university research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States....
. He eventually obtained a M.D.
Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a Doctorate for physicians . The degree is granted from medical schools.It is a first professional degree in some countries, including the United States and Canada, although training is entered after obtaining at least 90 hours of university level work ....
 degree and practiced medicine in Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States....
.

Butler married twice.






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Robert N. Butler (August 1784–July 31, 1853) was an American politician and physician
Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
. He served as Adjutant General
Adjutant general

An Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer....
 of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 in the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, and was State Treasurer of Virginia 1846–53.

Butler was born in Surry County, Virginia
Surry County, Virginia

Surry County is a county located in the South Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States. As of United States 2000 census, the population was 6,829....
, where his family had lived since the mid-17th century. Several of his ancestors had been members of the House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected lower house in the legislature in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619....
.

Butler studied at the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary

The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public university research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States....
. He eventually obtained a M.D.
Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a Doctorate for physicians . The degree is granted from medical schools.It is a first professional degree in some countries, including the United States and Canada, although training is entered after obtaining at least 90 hours of university level work ....
 degree and practiced medicine in Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States....
.

Butler married twice. His first wife was Eliza Bracken, whose father, Reverend John Bracken, was rector of Bruton Parish Church
Bruton Parish Church

Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It was established in the 17th century in the Virginia Colony, and is an active Episcopal Church in the United States of America parish....
, president of the College of William and Mary, and had served as a mayor of Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a total population of 11,998....
. Their son, John Bracken Butler, also became a physician.

His second wife was Otelia Voinard of Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and 23 miles south of Richmond, Virginia. The population was 33,740 as of the United States Census 2000....
. Their daughter, Otelia Voinard Butler
Otelia B. Mahone

Otelia Butler Mahone from Smithfield, Virginia was a nurse during the American Civil War and the wife of Confederate States of America Major General William Mahone, who was a civil engineer, teacher, railroad builder, and United States Senator in the United States Congress....
, married William Mahone
William Mahone

William Mahone , of Southampton County, Virginia, was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and Congress of the United States....
, a railroad executive, Confederate
Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army was a military organization whose primary mission was to provide the necessary forces and capabilities to support the National Security and defense of the Confederate States of America during its brief existence from 1861 to 1865....
 general, United States Senator
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
, and leading figure in the Readjuster Party
Readjuster Party

The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War....
.

Butler died July 31, 1853. He and his second wife are buried in the cemetery at St. Luke's Church
St. Luke's Church

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 at Benn's Church, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Isle of Wight County is a county located in the South Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States....
, near Smithfield.