Thomas Belden Butler | |
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| Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office 1870–1873 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Storrs |
| Succeeded by | Origen S. Seymour |
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office 1861–1873 | |
| Succeeded by | James Phelps |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Truman Smith |
| Succeeded by | Origen S. Seymour |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hawley |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Ferris |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Marvin |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Ferris |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
| In office 1832–1834 Serving with John Loundsbury | |
| Preceded by | Eli Bennett, David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Comstock, Benjamin Isaacs |
| In office 1837–1838 Serving with Lewis Gregory | |
| Preceded by | Noah Wilcox, Lewis Gregory |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Gregory, Timothy Merwin |
| In office 1843–1844 Serving with Matthew Wilcox | |
| Preceded by | Henry Selleck, Matthew Wilcox |
| Succeeded by | Algernon Beard, Charles Thomas |
| In office 1846–1847 Serving with William S. Lockwood | |
| Preceded by | Algernon Beard, William S. Lockwood |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Jarvis, Asa Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1806 Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| Died | June 8, 1873 (aged 66) Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Union Cemetery Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Political party | Whig Party |
| Residence | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Yale University (Medicine, 1828) |
| Occupation | physician, lawyer |
Thomas Belden Butler (August 22, 1806 – June 8, 1873) was a Whig politician from Connecticut. He was Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 to 1873. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1849 to 1851. He had previously served as a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1847 to 1848. In 1848, he was President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate.[1] He also had served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1832 to 1834, from 1837 to 1838, from 1843 to 1844, and from 1846 to 1847.[2]