politician
Thomas Hart Benton.
State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782–1858)
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About Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton, nicknamed "Old Bullion", was an American politician, attorney, soldier, and longtime United States senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as manifest destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms.
Everything about Thomas Hart Benton →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, writer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the State Senate of Tennessee, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 14, 1782, 1782
- Died
- April 10, 1858, 1858