Pierce Somerset Butler (26 January 1801 – 28 July 1865) was an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

politician in the

United Kingdom House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...

. He was the son of Hon. Pierce Butler and Anne March. He married Jessy Anne Bryan on 3 February 1835 in London at St George's, Hanover Square. They had two daughters. He attended Trinity College Dublin. Later he was elected to the

as Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny in 1843, and held the seat until 1852. For the first three years he served in this position with his father. Like his father he was not in favour of the Act of Union and discussed the repeal of this Act. Butler was also Chairman of the

Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Waterford and Kilkenny Railway incorporated 21 July 1845. The aim was to create a series of railways which would connect Waterford, Cork, Dublin and Galway. The creation of such links was considered a good investment for the stock market but al ...

Company. In 1854 he was involved in the Case of Pierce Somerset Butler v Viscount Mountgarret. "Verdict for plaintiff who thus came into a peerage, defendant being proved illegitimate"

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1801 births 1865 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub