Who is William Allen Butler
William Allen Butler (February 20, 1825 – September 9, 1902) was an American lawyer and writer of poetical satires.Early lifeButler was born on February 20, 1825 in Albany, New York. He was the son of the poet and lawyer Benjamin Franklin Butler and nephew of naval hero William Howard Allen, Allen graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1843 and became a New York lawyer.CareerAfter being admitted to the Bar, Butler practiced law and eventually headed the firm of Butler, Stillman & Hubbard. He served as president of the American Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.He contributed travel writing and comic writing to The Literary World, a series on 'The Cities of Art and the Early Artists' to the Art Union Bulletin and also wrote for the De...Read Full Biography of William Allen Butler
