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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

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Personal name headingBenton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858
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Variant(s)Benton, Thomas H. (Thomas Hart), 1782-1858
Benton, Mr., of Missouri, 1782-1858
Author of the Thirty years' view, 1782-1858
Thirty years' view, Author of the, 1782-1858
Senator of thirty years, 1782-1858
Old Bullion, 1782-1858
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeMissouri
Birth date1782-03-14
Death date1858-04-10
Place of birthNorth Carolina
Place of deathWashington (D.C.)
Field of activityLaw Legislation
AffiliationUnited State. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inHis Selections of editorial articles from the St. Louis Enquirer ... 1844.
Dana, C.W. The great West, or, The garden of the world, 1858: t.p. (Hon. Thomas H. Benton)
His Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on the expunging resolution, 1837: t.p. (Mr. Benton, of Missouri)
His Historical and legal exam. of that part of the decis. of the Supreme Court of the U.S. in the Dred Scot case, which declares that the unconst. of the Missouri compr. act and the self-extens. of the Constit. to territ. carrying slavery along with it, 1857: t.p. (The author of the "Thirty years' view")
His Thirty years' view, or, A history of the working of the Amer. Govt. for thirty years, from 1820 to 1850, 1854-56: t.p. (A Senator of thirty years) [Info. from Wa]
W was WA, 1607-1896 (Benton, Thomas Hart, Senator, b. 3/14/1782; d. 4/10/1858; also called "Old Bullion")
Wikipedia, April 5, 2024 (Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782-April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was an American politician, attorney, soldier, and longtime United States Senator from Missouri; born at Harts Mill, North Carolina; died in Washington, D.C.)