Background
He was son of the Review John Butterworth, a Baptist minister in Coventry, where he was born.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
He was son of the Review John Butterworth, a Baptist minister in Coventry, where he was born.
Butterworth"s house became a resort of the leading philanthropists of the day. There Lord Liverpool, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, William Wilberforce and Zachary Macaulay had discussions, and the first meetings of the British and Foreign Bible Society were held. Butterworth liberally supported many philanthropic and Christian institutions.
He was Member of Parliament for Coventry 1812-1818, and for Dover 1820-1826.
And gave independent support to the government of the day. He died at his house in Bedford Square, London, 30 June 1826, aged 56.
5th United Kingdom Parliament. 7th United Kingdom Parliament.
He was a broad-minded Wesleyan, and in August 1819 was appointed general treasurer of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, a post he retained until his death.