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  1. Francis E. Butler (bapt. Tooltip baptised January 30, 1847 – November 21, 1926) was an Irish American marksman who performed in Wild West variety shows. He developed a shooting act with his performing partner John Graham, and when Graham fell ill the sharpshooter Annie Oakley stood in for him.

  2. Jul 18, 2011 · Frank Butler, a budding star-shooter came to Greenville and bet $100 that he could outshoot anyone in town. The owner of the hotel where Frank was staying set up a match for Frank with the best shot in town: Annie.

  3. Frank Butler (February 18, 1928 – July 24, 1984) was an American jazz drummer.

  4. Frank Butler. The Annie Oakley Center at Garst Museum. Coming to America. Born in Ireland, eight-year-old Frank Butler was left in the care of an aunt while his parents searched for a better...

  5. Feb 11, 2013 · Frank Butler, Annie Oakleys husband, has to be one of the most unjustly maligned figures in the American West. Films portray him as a philandering cad, jealous of his wife’s skill with firearms and capable of resorting to pathetic and destructive measures to assert his manhood.

  6. Feb 5, 2012 · As fate would have it, Frank Butler met a 15 year old Annie Oakley at a shooting competition held in Cincinnati Ohio. In a way it was love at first shot. Actually, Butler met Annie when he placed a $100 bet with a Cincinnati hotel owner that he could beat any sharpshooter he could produce.

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  8. Sep 19, 2022 · A Longford-born rifle marksman became a legendary figure in the US in an era when the Wild West still resounded to the sounds of gunfire. The eldest of five children, Frank E Butler was 13...