Robert B. Mahone
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Robert Butler Mahone better known as Butler Mahone, was appointed Consul of the United States
at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas
on January 22, 1898 by U.S. President William McKinley
(1843-1901).
He was the son of Otelia Butler Mahone
and former Confederate
General and United States Senator William Mahone
. As one of the family's three children to survive infancy, he had an older brother, William Mahone Jr. (1856-1927) and a younger sister, Otelia (née Mahone) McGill
.
Butler Mahone's maternal grandfather, Dr. Robert Butler of Smithfield
in Isle of Wight County
, was the treasurer of the state of Virginia
when he died in 1853.
Butler Mahone had been assigned to his father as private secretary for a number of years and afterward was in the government service. He is buried in Blandford Cemetery
in Petersburg, Virginia
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
on January 22, 1898 by U.S. President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
(1843-1901).
He was the son of Otelia Butler Mahone
Otelia B. Mahone
Otelia Butler Mahone from Smithfield, Virginia was a nurse during the American Civil War and the wife of Confederate Major General William Mahone, who was a civil engineer, teacher, railroad builder, and Senator in the United States Congress...
and former Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
General and United States Senator William Mahone
William Mahone
William Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy"....
. As one of the family's three children to survive infancy, he had an older brother, William Mahone Jr. (1856-1927) and a younger sister, Otelia (née Mahone) McGill
Otelia M. McGill
Otelia McGill of Petersburg, Virginia was the daughter of Otelia Mahone and Confederate General and United States Senator William Mahone....
.
Butler Mahone's maternal grandfather, Dr. Robert Butler of Smithfield
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census....
in Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, was the treasurer of the state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
when he died in 1853.
Butler Mahone had been assigned to his father as private secretary for a number of years and afterward was in the government service. He is buried in Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery is located in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. The oldest stone, marking the grave of Richard Yarbrough, reads 1702. Veterans of six wars are buried there, including 30,000 Confederates killed in the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War.In 1866, Blandford Cemetery was the...
in Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
.
Books
- Blake, Nelson Morehouse, Phd. (1935) William Mahone of Virginia; Soldier and Political Insurgent, Garrett and Massie Publishers; Richmond, VA