Canada Butler

Canada Butler (1821 - December 12, 1862) was a state legislator in Alabama. He lived in Poplar Ridge, Alabama in Madison County, Alabama.[1] He was a Republican. He died “on duty” and is buried in Montgomery.[2]

He was born 1821 in Tennessee to Samuel and Margaret (née Layman) Butler.[3]

He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862.[4]

He married Nancy Maples and they had 7 children of which James Edward Butler was their eldest and Samuel Riley Butler their grandson.[1][3]

He died Friday December 12, 1862, after being ill for a week.[5]

References
  1. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. 1921.
  2. A Maples Leaf. R.F. Elkin and J.T. Elkin. 1980.
  3. "Poplar Ridge School 1858 - 2008" (PDF). p. 35. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. "Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama". J. Boardman. May 30, 1862 – via Google Books.
  5. "Obituary-Dec-23-1862-3249348 | NewspaperArchive®". newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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