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Thomas Hart Benton

1782 - 1858

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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. 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. He was born in North Carolina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Thomas Hart Benton is the 17,980th most popular politician (up from 17,987th in 2024), the 13,580th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,900th in 2019) and the 1,037th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 17,980 out of 19,576. Before him are David Amess, Mike Waltz, Jewel Taylor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, and Judit Varga. After him are Stuart Symington, Luis Fortuño, Lubomír Zaorálek, Patsy Mink, Mustafa Şentop, and Willy Telavi.

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Among people born in 1782, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 49. Before him are Steen Steensen Blicher, Angelo Mai, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Lewis Cass, Charles James Napier, and John Sell Cotman.  Among people deceased in 1858, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 57. Before him are Michael Levytsky, Osip Senkovsky, Franz Theodor Kugler, Vicente Ramón Roca, József Bajza, and Benjamin Franklin Butler. After him is Arthur P. Bagby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 13,584 out of 20,380. Before him are Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), Ellen Drew (1914), Aaron Burckhard (1963), Leonard Frey (1938), Andre Phillips (1959), and Jay Benedict (1951). After him are Chris Miller (1968), Tim Kring (1957), Rebecca Wisocky (1971), Louise Beavers (1902), Kathy Jordan (1959), and Scott Adams (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 1,037. Before him are Harold L. Ickes (1874), Avril Haines (1969), Smith Thompson (1768), William P. Fessenden (1806), William B. Saxbe (1916), and Mike Waltz (1974). After him are Stuart Symington (1901), Patsy Mink (1927), Robert F. Stockton (1795), Lurleen Wallace (1926), John Lindsay (1921), and Alexander Ramsey (1815).

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