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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Hart Benton has received more than 26,524 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Hart Benton is the 16,531st most popular politician (down from 14,787th in 2019), the 12,809th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,722nd in 2019) and the 880th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 16,531 out of 15,577. Before him are Davit Bakradze, Edith Cowan, Patricia Roberts Harris, Remigijus Šimašius, Janet Mills, and Ze'ev Elkin. After him are Inés Arrimadas, Barney Frank, Toaripi Lauti, Philip May, Pete Buttigieg, and Cecilia Tait.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 43. Before him are Daniel Webster, Steen Steensen Blicher, Marie-Anne Libert, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Lewis Cass, and Charles James Napier.  Among people deceased in 1858, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 52. Before him are José de la Riva Agüero, José Gregorio Monagas, Vicente Ramón Roca, József Bajza, George Peacock, and Benjamin Franklin Butler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 12,809 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Mulhall (1887), Kyle Lowry (1986), Liam Aiken (1990), Earl Boykins (1976), Callie Khouri (1957), and Christopher Lawford (1955). After him are Peter Hermann (1967), Joy Behar (1942), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Barney Frank (1940), Joseph Atiyeh (1957), and Shelley Fabares (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Thomas Hart Benton ranks 880. Before him are Craig L. Thomas (1933), Richard M. Daley (1942), Stephen Hadley (1947), Kevin McCarthy (1965), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), and Janet Mills (1947). After him are Barney Frank (1940), Pete Buttigieg (1982), Jim Clyburn (1940), Jeff Flake (1962), James Clapper (1941), and Larry Hogan (1956).

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