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Irish noblemen
- James Butler, 1st Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond , was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland.-Ancestry:He was the son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland, and Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick...
(c.1305–1338) - James Butler, 2nd Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376....
(1331–1382) - James Butler, 3rd Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 3rd Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond , was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382 and built Gowran Castle three years later making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran.-Career:In 1391 he purchased Kilkenny Castle by deed from Sir Hugh le...
(1361–1405) - James Butler, 4th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 4th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was called The White Earl and esteemed for his learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the White Earl'...
(1392–1452) - James Butler, 5th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 5th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG was born on 24 November 1420. He was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp...
(1420–1461) - James Butler, 9th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 9th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald...
(bef.1515–1546) - James Butler, 1st Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde PC was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the second of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom. He was the friend of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who appointeed him commander of the Cavalier forces in Ireland. From 1641 to 1647, he...
(1610–1688), Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier - James Butler, 2nd Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde KG KT was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormonde...
(1665–1745), Irish statesman and soldier - James Butler (military adventurer)James Butler (military adventurer)James Butler , was a military adventurer.Butler was one of the many members of the Irish house of Butler who in the seventeenth century gained reputation as soldiers. Not less than six officers of the name appear to be distinguishable in the imperial service during the thirty years' war...
- James Butler, 1st Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Marquess of OrmondeJames Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde KP was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford....
(1777–1838) - James Butler, 3rd Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 3rd Marquess of OrmondeJames Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde KP PC , styled Earl of Ossory until 1854, was an Irish nobleman.-Biography:...
(1844–1919), Irish nobleman - James Butler, 4th Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 4th Marquess of OrmondeJames Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 23 September 1849 and died on 4 July 1943. He was the son of John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde and Frances Jane Paget. He was JP in the county of Kent and DL in the county of Kilkenny...
(1849–1943) - James Butler, 5th Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 5th Marquess of OrmondeJames George Anson Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 18 April 1890 and died in 1949. He was the son of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde. He married Hon. Sybil Inna Mildred Fellowes, daughter of William Henry Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey and Lady Rosamond Jane...
(1890–1949) - James Butler, 6th Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 6th Marquess of OrmondeJames Arthur Norman Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde, CVO MC was a British peer. He was the son of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde. He was High Steward of Wokingham from 1956. He served in World War I and received the MC, and in World War II...
(1893–1971), British peer - James Butler, 7th Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 7th Marquess of OrmondeJames Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 19 April 1899 and died on 25 October 1997. He was the son of Reverend James Theobald Bagot John Butler and Lady Annabella Brydon Gordon. He married, firstly, Nan Gilpin, daughter of Garth Griffith Gilpin, on 3 March 1935. ...
(1899–1997)
Others
- James Butler (1651–1696)James Butler (1651–1696)James Butler was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1679 to 1685. Butler was a member of the wealthy Butler family who were influential figures in the county of Sussex. Butler himself was from Amberley, West Sussex....
, Member of Parliament for Arundel - James Butler (1680–1741)James Butler (1680–1741)James Butler , was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Arundel and Sussex ....
, Member of Parliament for Arundel and Sussex - James Joseph ButlerJames Joseph ButlerJames Joseph Butler was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Butler attended the public schools.He served an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and worked at that trade for several years....
(1862–1917), U.S. Representative from Missouri - Sir James Ramsay Montagu ButlerJames Ramsay Montagu ButlerSir James Butler was a British politician and academic.Butler was born at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his father was master of the college. Butler attended Harrow School and then Trinity College...
(1889–1975), British politician and academic - James Butler (bible scholar)James Butler (bible scholar)James Butler was a pioneer of the Bible College movement in Adelaide, South Australia, and was the joint founding Superintendent of Adelaide Bible Institute with his brother-in-law Sam Barrett.-Biography:...
, Australian founder of Adelaide Bible Institute - James Butler (artist)James Butler (artist)James Walter Butler MBE RA is a British sculptor.Butler was educated at Maidstone Grammar School and studied art at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art. For 10 years he was a professional stone carver. He taught sculpture and drawing at the City and Guilds of London Art School...
(born 1931), British sculptor - James Butler (boxer)James Butler (boxer)James Butler Jr. is a former American light heavyweight boxer, and former USBA super middleweight champion. He had a career record of 20-5-0, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout, and was nicknamed "The Harlem Hammer".- Biography :Butler started off his career by scoring 18 wins and only 1 loss...
(born 1972), American light heavyweight, nicknamed "The Harlem Hammer" - James Butler (American football) (born 1982), safety for the St. Louis Rams
- James Butler (grocer) (1855–1934), American businessman
- Jim Butler (American football) (aka Jim "Cannonball" Butler, born 1943), former American football player
- Jimmy ButlerJimmy ButlerJimmy Butler was an American, juvenile, motion-pictures actor, active in the 1930s and early 1940s....
(1921–1945), American actor - James Butler HareJames Butler HareJames Butler Hare, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for one term from 1949 to 1951.-Biography:...
(1918–1966), American politician - James Butler (colonel)
- Jim Butler (politician)Jim Butler (politician)Jim Butler is an American state legislator from the state of Ohio. Since 2011 he has served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 37th district as a Republican. He is a resident of Oakwood.-References:...
, member of the Ohio House of Representatives - James "Gallda" Butler (died 1434)
- James Caron ButlerCaron ButlerJames Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler , is an American professional basketball player who most recently played at small forward for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.-Early life:...
, American professional basketball player