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As a lawyer, Butler practiced law in Taylorsville. During the presidency of [[Millard Fillmore]], he was appointed postmaster general.
As a lawyer, Butler practiced law in Taylorsville. During the presidency of [[Millard Fillmore]], he was appointed postmaster general.
He married the former Emeline Jane Donnelly in 1849, and the couple had many children, including Richard H. Butler, James G. Butler, Mrs. Virginia L. Butler Church, John Bell Butler, William Roderick Butler, Samuel Butler, Edward Butler, and Mrs. Rebecca Butler Keys.<ref name=findagrave/>
He married the former Emeline Jane Donnelly in 1849, and the couple's children included Richard H. Butler (1847–1929), James G. Butler (1849–1921), Mrs. Virginia L. Butler Church (1850–1926), John Bell Butler (1854–1917), William Roderick Butler (1857–1928), Samuel Butler (1858–1942), Edward Butler (1864–1930), and Mrs. Rebecca Butler Keys (1866–1954).<ref name=findagrave/>
==State legislature, secession, Civil War==
==State legislature, secession, Civil War==