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PIERCE BUTLER
was born in Northfield, Minnesota, on March 17, 1866.
He attended Carleton College and was graduated in 1887
with degrees in both arts and science. He moved to St.
Paul and read law for one year at a law firm and was admitted
to the bar in 1888. Three years later, Butler became an
assistance county attorney of Ramsey County, which embraces
the city of St. Paul. In 1893, he was elected County Attorney
and served until 1897. While serving as County Attorney,
Butler joined a law partnership and eventually became
senior partner in a successor firm. In 1910, the Attorney
General of the United States engaged Butler to represent
the government in a number of antitrust cases. Butler
served as a Regent of the University of Minnesota from
1907 to 1924. President Warren G. Harding nominated Butler
to the Supreme Court of the United States on November
23, 1922. The S|enate confirmed the appointment on December
21, 1922. Butler served on the Supreme Court for sixteen
years and died on November 16, 1939, at the age of seventy-three.
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