William Orlando Butler
United States soldier, lawyer, and public official
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presidential election of 1848
- In United States presidential election of 1848: Candidates and issues
William O. Butler, a former Kentucky representative, became the party’s vice presidential nominee. On the slavery issue, Cass defended the doctrine of popular sovereignty , which held that the residents of federal territories should decide for themselves whether to become a free state or a…
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