Butler, Walter

Died near Schorndorf, Wür IMG:content-0291.png:[ocr errors] temberg, 1634. An Irish adventurer in the imperial service in the Thirty Years' War, an accomplice in the a a ination of Wal lens tein. Butler Will Butler, William Allen. Bornat Albany, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1825: died at Yonkers, N. Y., Sept. 9, Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858). He was 1902. An American lawyer and poet, son of graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1843; studied law with his father; and took up the practice of law in New York city. He was the author of "Nothing to Wear: an Episode in City Life" (1857), etc., "Two Millions" (1858), "General Average" (1860), and other poems. Butler, William Archer. Born at Annerville, near Clonmel, Ireland, about 1814: died July 5, 1848. An Irish clergyman and philosophical and theological writer, profe or of moral philosophy in the University of Dublin. His works include "Sermons" (1849), "Letters on the Development of Christian Doctrine" (1850), "Lectures on the History of Ancient Philosophy" (1856), etc. Butler, William Orlando. Born in Je amine County, Ky., 1791: died at Carroll ton, Ky., Aug. 6, 1880. An American general and politician. He served in the War of 1812; commanded the army in Mexico, Feb.-May, 1848; was a member of Congre 1839-43; and was Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1848. Buto (bū'to). An Egyptian divinity, identified by the Greeks with Leto: the eponymous godde of Buto or Butos, a town in the western part of the Nile delta. Buton (bö-ton'), or Boeton, or Bouton. An island in the East Indies, southeast of Celebes, in lat. 5o S., long. 123° E., belonging to the Netherlands. Area, estimated, 1,700 square miles. Butt (but), Isaac. Born at Glenfin, Donegal, Ireland, Ireland, Sept. 6, 1813: died near Dundrum, County Dublin, May 5, 1879. An Irish lawyer and politician. He entered Parliament in 1852, as member for Harwich, and was leader of the Home Rule party 1871-77. He was the author of a "History of Italy from the Abdication of Napoleon I." (1860), etc. Butte (but), or Butte City. A city in Silver Bow County, Montana, situated in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, in lat. 46° 3′ N., long. 112° 27′ W. It contains the Anaconda and many other mines, and produces large quantities of gold, silver, and copper. Population (1900), 30,470. Butler, James, Duke of Ormonde. Born in Dublin Castle, April 29, 1665: died Nov. 1745. An Irish statesman. He was the son of the Butter mere (but'ér-mer). A small lake in the Earl of O ory, and became duke of Ormonde on the death of his grandfather James Butler (1610-88). He espoused the cause of the Prince of Orange in the same year, and commanded the Life Guards at the battle of the Boyne succeeded Marl borough duct of the campaign in Flanders. In accordance with secret instructions from the ministry, he declined to co operate with the Allies against the French, on which account he was impeached by the Whigs in 1715. He fled to France, was attainted, and in 1719 commanded an expedition fitted out by Spain against England in behalf of the Pretender: the expedition was dispersed by a storm. Butler, James. Born in Prince William County, Va.: died at Cloud's Creek, S. C., 1781. An American patriot in the Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself in the partizan warfare with the British, and was killed in the ma acre at Cloud's Creek. Butler, John. Born in Connecticut: died at Niagara, 1794.. An American Tory commander in the Revolutionary War. He was made deputy superintendent of Indian affairs by the British at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, and led a force of 900 Indians and 200 loyalists, which desolated the infant settlement of Wyoming in 1778, in the so-called "Wyoming ma acre." After the war he fled to Canada, and his estates were confiscated; but he was rewarded by the British government with the office of Indian agent, 5,000 acres of land, and a salary and pension of $3,500 a year. Butler, Joseph. Born at Wantage, Berks hire, England, May 18, 1692: died at Bath, England, June 16, 1752. An English prelate and theologian, made bishop of Bristol in 1738, and of Durham in 1750. His most noted work is the "Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitu. tion and Course of Nature" (1736). Lake District of England, situated 6 miles of Mohn, Baltic Sea, Sept. 25 (N. S.), 1750: 1811. A Ru ian general, distinguished in the campaigns in Poland and Sweden. He com manded the Ru ian left wing at Austerlitz. Buxton (buks'ton). A town and watering-place in Derby shire, England, situated 20 miles south east of Manchester. It is celebrated for its mineral springs. Its chief structure is the "Crescent," and the objects of interest in the vicinity are Poole's Hole (stalactite cave), Diamond Hill, and the cliff Chee Tor. Population (1891), Buxton, Charles. Born Nov. 18, 1823: died Aug. 10, 1871. An English politician and philanthropist, son of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton. He was graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1843; became a partner in the brewery of Truman, Hanbury and Co., London, in 1845; was member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, 1857-59, for Maid stone 1859-65, and for East Surrey 1865-71. He edited "Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton" (1848), "Slavery and Freedom in the British West Indies" (1860), etc. Buxton, Jedediah. Born at Elmton, Derby shire, E England, March 20, 1705: died there, 1772. An Engl English mathematical prodigy. He was the son of a schoolmaster, but remained throughout life a farm laborer, because of incapacity to acquire an education, his mind being occupied by an absorbing pas sion for mental calculations. Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell. Born April 1, 1786: died Feb. 19, 1845. An English philanthropist. He was an advocate of the abolition of slavery, and was parliamentary leader of the antislavery party after 1824. Buxtorf, or Buxtorff (böks'tôrf), Johann, the élder. Born at Kamen, Westphalia, Germany, Dec. 25, 1564: died at Basel, Switzerland, Sept. 13,1629. A German Protestant theologian, noted as a Hebraist. He was profe or at Basel 1591-1629. His chief works are "Manuale hebraicum et chaldaicum" (1602), "Lexicon hebraicum et chaldaicum" (1607), "Biblia hebraica rabbinic a" (1618-19). Buxtorf, or Buxtorff, Johann, the younger. Born at Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 13, 1599: died at Basel, Aug. 16, 1664. A German Hebraist, son of Johann Buxtorf. Buyides (bū'yi-dēz), ), or Bowides. A Persian dynasty dynasty of the 10th and 11th centuries, overthrown about 1055. Buzfuz (buz'fuz), Sergeant. In Charles Dickens's "Pickwick Papers,"," the pompous and brutal counsel for Mrs. Bardell in the Bardell Pickwick breach-of-promise suit. Buzzard (buz'ärd), Mr. Justice. A character in Fielding's "Amelia" whose "ignorance of law is as great as his readine to take a IMG:content-0292.png:[blocks in formation] southwest of Der went water. Buttes (büt), Les. A village in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, situated 20 miles southwest of Neuchâtel. It is noted for its position, inclosed by mountains. Butting ton (but'ing-ton). A place in Montgomery, Wales, situated on the Severn 8 miles north of Montgomery. Here, in 894, the Eng- Gebal. Byblis (bib'lis). In cla ical mythology, the daughter of Miletus and sister of Caunus. From her tears arose the fountain of Byblis. Byblos (bib'los). In ancient geography, a city of Phenic i a. It was tributary to As syria. See lish under the ealdorman Æthelred defeated Byblos. A town in the Delta, Egypt, south of the Danes. Büttisholz (büt'tis-holts). A village in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, situated 11 miles northwest of Lucerne. Here, in 1375, the Swi peasants defeated and slew 3,000 English under Ingelram de Coucy: their bodies were buried in the "Engländerhübel" (English man's mound). Buttmann (böt'män), Philipp Karl. Born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, Dec. 5, 1764: died at Berlin, June 21, 1829. A noted German philologist. His works include "Griechische Grammatik" (1792), “Schul gramma tik" (1816), "Lexilogus" (1818). Button (but'n), Sir Thomas. Died 1634. An English navigator. He commanded an expedition to search for the northwest pa age, 1612-13, on which he explored for the first time the coasts of Hudson Bay, and named Nelson River, New Wales, and Button's Bay. IMG:content-0293.png:[blocks in formation] Bubastis. Bycorne. See Chichevache . Bye Plot (bi plot), or Surprise Plot. A conspiracy in 1603 to seize the person of James I. of England, and extort certain religious conce ions. Its members were Markham, Brooke, Lord Grey of Will on, and others. Byerly Turk (bi'er-li terk), The. One of the three Oriental horses from which all names in the stud-book trace descent. See Darley's Arabian and Go dolphin Barb . He was ridden by a Captain Byerly in the first Irish campaign of King William III., 1689. Nothing more seems to be known of his origin. From him springs the Herod family of thoroughbreds. Byles (bilz), Mather, Born at Boston, March 26, 1706: died at Boston, July 5, 1788. An American clergyman and poet, pastor of the Hollis Street Church at Boston 1733-76. He was imprisoned as a Tory in 1777. Byng (bing), George. See Torrington , Viscount . Byng, John Byzantium