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Pierce Butler (1 September 1922 – 20 February 1999) was a creamery manager and Fine Gael politician from County Tipperary in Ireland. He was a senator from 1969 to 1982.^[1]

Butler was born in Waterford in 1922, the son of the trade unionist John Butler, who later served as a Labour Party Deputy and Senator. He moved to County Tipperary to become an assistant manager of Mitchelstown Creamery, and lived in Cahir, where he became active in a number of local organiastions, including Macra na Feirme, and the Cahir Credit Union.^[2]

He married Eileen Sampson, whose brother was a member of Tipperary County Council, and became involved in the local Fine Gael party, using his business experience to help resolve the local party's financial difficulties.^[2]

Butler was elected in 1969 to the 12th Seanad, on the Agricultural Panel, and was re-elect to the next three Seanads until he stood down at 1983 election to the 17th Seanad.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Mr. Pierce Butler". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=15&MemberID=1181&ConstID=205. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
^ ^a ^b "Official Report (Seanad Éireann, Volume 158, 24 February 1999, Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0158/S.0158.199902240003.html. Retrieved 2008-02-19.

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Cathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG) • Leader of the Seanad Gemma Hussey (FG)

Administrative Panel	Katharine Bulbulia (FG) • Micheál Cranitch (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • Patrick Kennedy (FG) • Jimmy Leonard (FF) • Flor O'Mahony (Lab) • Myles Staunton (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Richard Bruton (FG) • Pierce Butler (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Thomas Hussey (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Liam Naughten (FG) • Martin O'Toole (FF) • William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Patsy Lawlor (FG) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Joe Walsh (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Deirdre Bolger (FG) • Barry Cogan (FF) • Sean Fallon (FF) • Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr (FG) • Michael Howard (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Ruairi Quinn (Lab) • Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) • Toddie Byrne (FG) • Donal Carey (FG) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Brian Mullooly (FF) • Andy O'Brien (FG) • Maurice O'Connell (FG)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (FG) • John A. Murphy (Ind) • Liam B. Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ulick Burke (FG) • John F. Carroll (Lab) • Timmy Conway (Lab) • James Dooge (FG) • Paddy Dunne (Lab) • Robert Fausset (FG) • Jim Higgins (FG) • Miriam Kearney (FG) • Pat Magner (Lab) • Seán A. O'Leary (FG) • T. K. Whitaker (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Séamus Dolan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Burke (FG) • Micheál Cranitch (FF) • Jack Garrett (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • Thomas Kilbride (FG) • Michael P. Kitt (FF) • Myles Staunton (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) • Paul Connaughton (FG) • John Ellis (FF) • Justin Keating (Lab) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Gerard Lynch (FG) • Joe McCartin (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Martin O'Toole (FF) • William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Richard Conroy (FF) • Patrick Cooney (FG) • Flor Crowley (FF) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • David Molony (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Desmond Governey (FG) • Michael Howard (FG) • Liam Hyland (FF) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Michael Moynihan (Lab) • Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • Joseph Dowling (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Anthony Herbert (FF) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Michael Lyons (FG) • Bernard Markey (FG) • Andy O'Brien (FG)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (Ind) • Augustine Martin (Ind) • John A. Murphy (Ind)

University of Dublin	Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Lab) • Trevor West (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Brennan (FF) • Séamus de Brún (FF) • Eileen Cassidy (FF) • Valerie Goulding (FF) • Mary Harney (FF) • Valentine Jago (FF) • Gordon Lambert (Ind) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Noel William Mulcahy (FF) • T. K. Whitaker (Ind) • Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1977 Michael Patrick Donnelly (FF) • 1979 Catherine McGuinness (Ind) • 1980 Jim Doolan (FF) • James Ruttle (FF) • 1981 P. J. Mara (FF) • Joseph O'Neill (??)}

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach James Dooge (FG) • Leader of the Seanad Michael J. O'Higgins (FG)

Administrative Panel	Seán Brosnan (FF) • Philip Burton (FG) • Jack Garrett (FF) • Seán Keegan (FF) • Thomas Kilbride (FG) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Andy O'Brien (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Bob Aylward (FF) • Jack Barrett (??) • Pierce Butler (FG) • Bernard Cowen (FF) • Jack Fitzgerald (??) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • Joe McCartin (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Cornelius O'Callaghan (??) • William Ryan (FF) • Liam Whyte (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) • Billy Fox (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary Walsh (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) • Fad Browne (FF) • James Dooge (FG) • Denis Farrelly (FG) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Brian Lenihan (FF) • Michael Moynihan (Lab) • Ted Russell (Ind) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) • Seán Brosnahan (??) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Michael Lyons (FG) • Bernard Markey (FG) • William O'Brien (FG) • Evelyn Owens (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Horgan (Lab) • Augustine Martin (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Noel Browne (SLP) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Trevor West (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Blennerhassett (FG) • Austin Deasy (FG) • Benjamin Guinness (??) • Brendan Halligan (Lab) • Michael D. Higgins (Lab) • Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) • Patrick W. McGrath (??) • Michael Mullen (Lab) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Paddy O'Toole (FG) • James Sanfey (FG)

Elected or nominated later	1975 Pat Codd (FG) • Roddy Connolly (Lab) • Jack Daly (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • 1976 Vincent McHugh (FG) • Ruairi Quinn (Lab) • 1977 Liam Burke (FG) • Martin Finn (FG) • Frank King (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • SLP: Socialist Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) • Richard Belton (FG) • Patrick Fitzsimons (??) • Jack Garrett (FF) • Patrick Malone (FG) • Patrick Norton (Lab) • Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) • John Doyle (??) • Jack Fitzgerald (??) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • James Martin (FF) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Andy O'Brien (FG) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • Patrick W. Ryan (??) • William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) • John Kelly (FG) • John J. Nash (FF) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) • Eileen Desmond (Lab) • James Dooge (FG) • Denis Farrelly (FG) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Dermot Honan (FF) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • Ted Russell (Ind) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) • Seán Brosnahan (??) • James Dunne (??) • Joseph Farrell (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Michael Lyons (FG) • William O'Brien (FG) • Evelyn Owens (Lab) • Seán Walsh (FF)

National University of Ireland	Bryan Alton (Ind) • John Horgan (Lab) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) • Micheál Cranitch (FF) • Brendan Crinion (FF) • Peggy Farrell (FF) • Thomas Flanagan (Ind) • Michael Gallanagh (??) • Neville Keery (FF) • Farrell McElgunn (FF) • Thomas Mullins (FF) • Terence O'Sullivan (FF) • William Sheldon (Ind)

Elected or nominated later	1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan (??) • Seán Keegan (FF) • Trevor West (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party

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