Pierce Butler (6 May 1774 – 18 August 1846) was an Irish politician in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Butler was the son of Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and Lady Henrietta Butler. He married Anne March, daughter of Thomas March, in 1800. They had eleven children including: * Charlotte Juliana Butler (1778 – 26 October 1830) * Pierce Somerset Butler (1801–1865) * Reverend Edmund John Butler (1804–1873) * Henry Butler (1805–1881) * Somerset Butler (1808–1850) * Thomas Butler (1810–1848) * William Butler (1814–1847) * Walter Butler (1821–1900) Pierce Butler was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament for

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...

in 1832, and held the seat until 1846. In the

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he spoke against Tithe enforcement and against the continuation of the Act of Union. He served as M.P. with his son. Butler gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Kilkenny Militia. He died on 13 June 1846 at age 72.

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* * 1774 births 1846 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Irish Repeal Association MPs Younger sons of viscounts British Militia officers {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub