"Pierce Butler"@en . . . . . . . . "1744-07-11Z"^^ . "1744Z"^^ . "United States Founding Father, from South Carolina" . "1782Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1779Z"^^ . "1822Z"^^ . "Delegate from South Carolina to theCongress of the Confederation" . . "1822-02-15Z"^^ . . . "Butler, Pierce"@en . . "Pierce Butler (July 11, 1744 \u2013 February 15, 1822) was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate.One of the largest slaveholders in the United States, Butler defended American slavery for both political and personal motives, though he had private misgivings about the institution, and particularly about the African slave trade."@en .