Thomas Butler (1748–1805) was a Continental Army officer from Pennsylvania during the American Revolution . He was commissioned in the United States Army after the Revolution and rose to the rank of colonel.
13-421: Thomas , Tommy or Tom Butler may refer to: Nobility and politics [ edit ] Thomas Butler (MP for Gloucestershire) (1358–1398), in 1397 MP for Gloucestershire Thomas Butler (16th-century MP) (1513–1579) for Lancashire Thomas Butler (Louisiana politician) (1785–1847), congressman from Louisiana Thomas B. Butler (1806–1873), Chief Justice of
26-445: A court martial which ended in a recommendation of reprimand. Butler was promoted to colonel of the 2nd Infantry Regiment on November 1, 1802 and was assigned to New Orleans, and was again ordered to cut his hair. He again refused and was again before a court martial. He was found guilty of mutinous conduct with a recommendation for a year's suspension. Within days of the verdict, Butler was ill with yellow fever. On January 30, 1805
39-595: A petition was presented to the United States Senate signed by "sundry citizens and officers of the Militia of the State of Tennessee" asking that Colonel Butler be exonerated for failing to crop his hair, terming it "an illegal and arbitrary mandate". The petition referred to Butler as a "worthy, aged and respectable officer" and was signed by 73 individuals, mostly military officers, lawyers and merchants. The first signer of
52-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Butler (MP for Gloucestershire) Sir Thomas Butler (c. 1358–1398) was the member of Parliament for the constituency of Gloucestershire for the parliament of January 1397. This article about a 14th-century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thomas Butler (soldier) He
65-654: The Northwest Territories in 1791. He was wounded in action near Fort Recovery , Ohio, on November 4, 1791, in St. Clair's Defeat . His brother, Brigadier General Richard Butler , was killed in the same battle. He was commissioned in the Regular Army on April 11, 1792 as a major in the Infantry and was assigned to the 4th Sublegion on September 4, 1792. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1794. The 4th Sublegion
78-584: The 1963 Great Train Robbery See also [ edit ] Butler baronets [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler&oldid=1161852557 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
91-590: The 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion on January 5, 1776 and was promoted to captain in the 3rd Pennsylvania on the 4th of October the same year. He resigned from the Continental Army on January 17, 1781. In 1783 he became an Original Member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati . Butler was a major in the levies (i.e. militiamen conscripted for Federal service) under Major General Arthur St. Clair in
104-496: The Alabama Senate Thomas Bothwell Butler (1866–1931), lieutenant governor of South Carolina Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir (died 1558), Irish peer Thomas Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir (before 1568–1626/7) Thomas Butler, 3rd Baron Cahir Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles (died 1619) Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne (1271–1329) Thomas Butler (Australian politician) (1875–1937), member of
117-813: The Connecticut Supreme Court, and U.S. congressman from Connecticut Thomas S. Butler (1855–1928), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania, father of Marine Corps General Smedley Butler Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (c. 1426–1515), Irish nobleman Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond (c. 1531–1614), Lord Treasurer of Ireland Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory (1634–1680), Lord Deputy of Ireland Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet (died 1704), Irish MP for County Carlow 1692–1704 Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin (1683–1719), Irish nobleman Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735–1772), Irish MP for County Carlow 1761–1768, and Portarlington Tom Butler (Alabama politician) (born 1944), American politician in
130-1161: The Tasmanian Parliament Thomas H. Butler (1819–1889), American politician, soldier, attorney, and engineer Tom Butler (Australian politician) (1929–2006), member of the Western Australian parliament Tom Butler (Oregon politician) (born 1946), former Oregon State Represrntative Sports [ edit ] Thomas Butler (athlete) (1871–1928), British tug of war competitor Thomas Butler (footballer) (born 1981), Irish footballer Thomas Butler (bobsleigh) , American bobsledder Tom Butler (cyclist) (1878–?), Canadian-born cyclist who represented USA Tom Butler (footballer) (died 1923), English football player Tom Butler (hurler) (1902–1984), Irish hurler Thomas Butler (Paralympic swimmer) (1913–1963), Australian Paralympic swimmer Tommy Butler (hurler) (1951–2020), Irish retired hurler Tommy Butler (footballer) (1918–2009), retired English professional footballer Other [ edit ] Thomas Butler (judge) (died after 1496), Irish judge who held
143-977: The office of Irish Master of the Rolls Thomas Butler (soldier) (1748–1805), Continental Army officer during the American Revolution Thomas Adair Butler (1836–1901), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas Ambrose Butler (1837–1897), Irish-American priest and author Thomas C. Butler , American scientist of infectious diseases Thomas Harrison Butler (1871–1945), British ophthalmologist and amateur boat designer Thomas Dacres Butler (1845–1937), British Army officer and civil servant Thomas O'Brien Butler (1861–1915), Irish composer Tom Butler (bishop) (born 1940), Bishop of Southwark, England Tom Butler (actor) (born 1951), Canadian actor Tommy Butler (1915–1970), detective who investigated
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#1732855459426156-482: Was re-designated as the 4th Infantry Regiment on November 1, 1796. On April 30, 1801, a General Order issued by Brigadier General James Wilkinson , Commanding General of the Army, abolished the queue as an acceptable military hairstyle, breaking the custom of a century. Butler applied for and was granted an exemption from the order. Within two years, however, the exemption was mysteriously revoked and Butler stood before
169-706: Was the brother of Major General Richard Butler and Captain Edward Butler. All three brothers served in the American Revolution and in the Northwest Indian War against the Western Confederacy of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territories . Two other brothers, William and Percival, served in the Revolution but did not see later military service. Butler was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in
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