What is Benjamin Franklin Butler?
'''Benjamin Franklin Butler''' was an [[Americans|American]] politician and [[political general]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He was born in [[New Hampshire]] in 1818.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001174 | access-date = 2014-12-01 | title = BUTLER, Benjamin Franklin, (1818 - 1893) | publisher = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref> He became a lawyer in 1840. During the Civil War, he was one of the first [[general officer|generals]] in the [[Union Army]]. He also didn't return escaped [[slave]]s to their masters, claiming that they were [[:en:Contraband (American Civil War)|Contraband of War]]. After the war, he was [[governor of Massachusetts]] from January 1883 to January 1884. He died in 1893. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Benjamin Franklin}} [[Category:1818 births]] [[Category:1893 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from New Hampshire]] [[Category:American Civil War generals]] [[Category:Governors of Massachusetts]] [[Category:Military people from New Hampshire]] {{US-bio-stub}}