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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Hart Benton has received more than 28,356 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thomas Hart Benton is the 18,015th most popular politician (down from 16,470th in 2019), the 13,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,779th in 2019) and the 996th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 18,015 out of 19,576. Before him are Ronald Gamarra Herrera, Samuel D. Ingham, Rosario Fernández, Michael Kretschmer, Felix Grundy, and Jim Justice. After him are Tommy Thompson, Akhilesh Yadav, Anna Diamantopoulou, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Ivy Dumont, and Bob Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 49. Before him are Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Lewis Cass, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Marie-Anne Libert, Charles James Napier, and John Sell Cotman.  Among people deceased in 1858, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 57. Before him are Michael Levytsky, Johanna Kinkel, Jane Marcet, József Bajza, Benjamin Franklin Butler, and George Peacock. After him is Arthur P. Bagby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 13,905 out of 20,380. Before him are Felix Grundy (1777), Jim Justice (1951), Sam Ruben (1913), Omari Hardwick (1974), Kenny Rollins (1923), and Constance Wu (1982). After him are Katharine Lee Bates (1859), Tommy Thompson (1941), Jack Mercer (1910), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Kermit Washington (1951), and Bob Bennett (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 996. Before him are Wally Hickel (1919), Mark Gordon (1957), Steve Beshear (1944), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Felix Grundy (1777), and Jim Justice (1951). After him are Tommy Thompson (1941), Bob Bennett (1933), Harriet Miers (1945), Jerry Moran (1954), Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827), and Larry Hogan (1956).

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