Martin Butterfield (December 8, 1790 – August 6, 1866) was a farmer and businessman from Palmyra, New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative from 1859 to 1861.
In 1828, Butterfield moved to Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, where he engaged in the hardware business and operated a rope and cordage manufacturing enterprise.[1] Butterfield continued to farm, was active in Palmyra's Union Agricultural Society, and served as its president.[3]
Butterfield was active in the Episcopal Church and was a delegate to diocese conventions and other meetings.[4] In 1843 he was one of several Palmyra residents who signed a public letter stating that they personally knew Joseph Smith, and that in their view he was not trustworthy and his claims of religious visions and revelations leading to publication of the Book of Mormon should not be believed.[5]
Butterfield declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1860 and resumed his former business and agricultural pursuits.[1] He died in Palmyra on August 6, 1866, and was buried at Palmyra Cemetery.[1]