Ovid Butler
Ovid Butler | |
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| Born | February 7, 1801 |
| Died | July 12, 1881 (aged 80) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 6, Lot 14 39°49′12″N 86°10′29″W / 39.8199708°N 86.1746097°W |
| Occupations | Lawyer, newspaper publisher |
| Known for | Namesake of Butler University |
| Spouses | Cordelia Dyer Butler
(m. 1825; died 1838)Elizabeth A. Elgin (m. 1840) |
| Children | 10 |
Ovid Butler (February 7, 1801 – July 12, 1881) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher, abolitionist, and university founder from the state of Indiana. Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, is named after him.