Pierce Mason Butler was an American soldier and statesman who served as the 56th governor of South Carolina from 1836 to 1838. He was killed while serving as colonel of the Palmetto Regiment at the Battle of Churubusco, during the Mexican–American War.
- Occupation
- politician, colonel, governor
- Position held
- Governor of South Carolina
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 11, 1798
- Died
- December 22, 1846, August 20, 1847
