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<p> Butler, John (1), D.D. </p> <p> an English prelate, was born in Hamburg, Germany, probably of English parents, in December, 1717. In early life he was a tutor in the family of Mr. Child, a banker. He became, first, chaplain to the bishop of London, and obtained the living of Everley, in Wiltshire. On the recommendation of Lord Onslow he was appointed one of the king's chaplains, and obtained a prebend in [[Winchester]] cathedral. He supported the administration of Lord North, and wrote several pamphlets in which he endeavored to justify the American war. As a reward for these services he was made archdeacon of Surrey, and in 1777 bishop of Oxford. He held at the same time the living of Cuddesden. In 1788 he was translated to the' see of Hereford, over which he presided until his death, Dec. 10, 1802. He published several political tracts and a number of single sermons. He collected and published a number of his discourses under the title of Select Sermons, etc. (1801). See Chalmers, Biog. Diet. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. </p>
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<p> a [[Baptist]] minister, was born in Nottingham, N. H., April 13, 1789. He was converted in his fourteenth year by the preaching of Rev. [[Thomas]] Paul, a distinguished minister of African descent, and after his baptism, Oct. 6,1806, became a member of the Church in Newbury and Newburyport, Mass. He was licensed to preach in April, 1809, and in 1810 was ordained pastor of the Church in Hanover, Mass. In 1824 he removed to Waterville, Me., where he established a school for young ladies, still continuing to preach. In May, 1825, he removed to Winthrop, where, besides carrying on. his school, he acted as pastor" of the Church for six years. He became pastor of the Church in North, Yarmouth, May 8, 1831, in which office he continued; until Oct. 15, 1835. On resigning, he accepted an appointment from the [[Maine]] Baptist Convention, and was in their service nearly two years. The ten subsequent years of his life were spent in doing the 'work of an evangelist. During this period he took an active part in eighteen revivals, in which it is estimated that about twelve hundred persons were converted. He died at Franklin, O., July 1, 1856. See Origin of the Church in Yarmouth, Me., p. 15,16. (J. C. S.) </p>
 
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<ref name="term_28842"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/butler,+john+(1),+d.d. John Butler from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_28846"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/butler,+john+(2) John Butler from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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John Butler [1]

a Baptist minister, was born in Nottingham, N. H., April 13, 1789. He was converted in his fourteenth year by the preaching of Rev. Thomas Paul, a distinguished minister of African descent, and after his baptism, Oct. 6,1806, became a member of the Church in Newbury and Newburyport, Mass. He was licensed to preach in April, 1809, and in 1810 was ordained pastor of the Church in Hanover, Mass. In 1824 he removed to Waterville, Me., where he established a school for young ladies, still continuing to preach. In May, 1825, he removed to Winthrop, where, besides carrying on. his school, he acted as pastor" of the Church for six years. He became pastor of the Church in North, Yarmouth, May 8, 1831, in which office he continued; until Oct. 15, 1835. On resigning, he accepted an appointment from the Maine Baptist Convention, and was in their service nearly two years. The ten subsequent years of his life were spent in doing the 'work of an evangelist. During this period he took an active part in eighteen revivals, in which it is estimated that about twelve hundred persons were converted. He died at Franklin, O., July 1, 1856. See Origin of the Church in Yarmouth, Me., p. 15,16. (J. C. S.)

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  1. ↑ John Butler from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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