Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796-May 25, 1857) was an American statesman and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Kansas–Nebraska Act was a United States Act of Congress passed on January 23, 1854, organizing a territorial government for the lands that later became the states of Kansas and Nebraska. ...

Butler, the son of statesman William Butler, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. His early education was at a private academy, and he attended the South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina. Butler was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1818 and practiced throughout the state. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives at a young age, and in 1824 was elected to the South Carolina Senate, where he served two terms and part of a third before being named a state judge. Edgefield is a town located in Edgefield County, South Carolina. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC or Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina and is the flagship campus of the University of South Carolina System. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 40th 82,965 km² 320 km 420 km 6 32°430N to 35°12N 78°030W to 83°20W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 26th 4,012... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Butler remained a state judge until 1846, when he was appointed to the United States Senate as a States' Rights Democrat. He was re-elected (by the South Carolina legislature) in 1848 and again in 1854, and he served as a Senator for rest of his life. He was the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee during most of his tenure. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. ...

Andrew P. Butler's most significant legislative accomplishment may have been co-authorship with Stephen A. Douglas of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The act was a direct violation of the Compromise of 1820, but was considered a victory for states' rights and slavery proponents. Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813–June 3, 1861), American politician from Illinois, was one of the Democratic Party nominees for President in 1860 (the other being John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky). ... Kansas–Nebraska Act was a United States Act of Congress passed on January 23, 1854, organizing a territorial government for the lands that later became the states of Kansas and Nebraska. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Missouri Compromise, also called the Compromise of 1820, was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. ...

Butler County, Kansas is named for him. Butler County (standard abbreviation: BU) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

Butler's nephew, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks, achieved infamy when he bludgeoned Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of Congress in May of 1856 over comments previously made by Senator Sumner criticizing President Franklin Pierce's endorsement of his uncle's Kansas-Nebraska Act. J.L. Magees infamous political cartoon about the attack on Charles Sumner Preston Smith Brooks (August 5, 1819 - January 27, 1857) was a Congressman from South Carolina. ... Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811–March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ...