Butler was the son of U.S. Attorney-General Benjamin Franklin Butler and the father of William Allen Butler Jr. All three were leading figures in the New York legal community. In addition to his writings on legal topics, William Sr. wrote fiction, history, and humour both in poetry and in prose.[1] He was a founding member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.[2]
[1]: http://books.google.ca/books?id=wZczV8ZxgL4C&lpg=PA66&pg=PA65 in American National Biography [2]: https://archive.org/stream/memorialofwillia00holt memorial
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William Allen Butler
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American lawyer and writer (1825–1902)
| Born | 20 February 1825 |
| Died | 9 September 1902 |
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William Allen Butler
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American lawyer and writer (1825–1902)
| Born | 20 February 1825 |
| Died | 9 September 1902 |
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Fiction, Biography, Lotteries, Church fund raising, Clothing and dress, Lawyers, Poetry, Politics and government, Raffles, American fiction (collections), American poetry, American wit and humor, American wit and humor, social life and customs, Attorney and client, Belmead (Powhatan County, Va. : Estate), Children's poetry, Codification, Death and burial, Fiction, historical, general, Genealogy, History, Humorous stories, Law, Legal ethics, New York (State)People
Charles Henry Marshall (1792-1865), Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886), Benjamin F. Butler (1795-1858), Evert A. Duyckinck (1816-1878), John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855), John Duer (1782-1858)ID Numbers
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- Library of Congress Names: n85141099
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- VIAF: 60516884
- Wikidata: Q8004350
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- William Allen Butler
- W. A. Butler
- William Allen Butler Sr.
- W. A. Butler Sr.
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