Charles Butler

Background

He was born at Kinderhook Landing, Columbia Co., N.Y. Studied law in the office of Martin Van Buren at Albany, N. Y. And was admitted to the bar in 1824.

Education

Honorary Doctor of Laws Wabash College, 1853.

Career

He became wealthy by accumulating land at the site of Chicago, Illinois and through his investments in railways. It was his accumulation of Illinois land and railway building that helped turn Chicago into a city. In 1835, he was one of the founders of the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York.

In 1836, he was appointed to the council of NYU, (where he served as an instructor) and he was a long serving Council President.

Membership

Member of council University City New York, 1836.

Connections

Married Eliza Ogden, October 10, 1825.

Father:

Medad Butler

Mother:

Hannah (Tylee) Butler

Spouse:

Eliza Ogden