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Butler Township, St. Clair County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°08′41″N 93°41′29″W / 38.1447°N 93.6914°W / 38.1447; -93.6914
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Butler Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Butler Township was erected in 1868, taking its name from William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), a U.S. soldier in the War of 1812 and Mexican–American War, congressman (1839-1843),[2] and 1848 Democratic vice-presidential candidate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler Township, St. Clair County, Missouri
  2. ^ "St. Clair County". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°08′41″N 93°41′29″W / 38.1447°N 93.6914°W / 38.1447; -93.6914