Senator Thomas Hart Benton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senator_Thomas_Hart_Benton

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for	gptkb:Public_Land_Survey_System Westward Expansion
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Missouri_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birth_date	1782-03-14
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Shelby_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:children	Lydia Benton
gptkbp:contribution	gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkbp:death_date	1858-04-10
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:full_name	gptkb:Thomas_Hart_Benton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Senator Thomas Hart Benton
gptkbp:image	Thomas Hart Benton.jpg
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:is_involved_in	gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:is_opposed_by	gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_promoted_by	gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkbp:is_supported_by	gptkb:Oregon_Trail
gptkbp:known_for	Expansionism
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Benton_County,_Missouri
gptkbp:members	gptkb:Society_of_the_Sons_of_the_Revolution gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_for_Teacher_Education gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_of_Nursing gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_of_Osteopathic_Medicine gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Economic_Association gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_of_Optometry gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:Historical_Society gptkb:American_Sociological_Association gptkb:American_Bar_Association gptkb:National_Geographic_Society gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_of_Pharmacy gptkb:American_Historical_Association gptkb:Missouri_Historical_Society gptkb:National_Institute_of_Arts_and_Letters gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa_Society gptkb:American_Political_Science_Association gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Professors gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Women gptkb:American_Association_of_Colleges_of_Podiatric_Medicine Missouri State Historical Society Missouri Bar Association American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work	Abridgment of the Debates of Congress
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:office	gptkb:election
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position	Senator from Missouri
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:John_Williams
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:Missouri_Senate Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Lands
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Elizabeth_Benton
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Frank_P._Blair_Jr.
gptkbp:term_end	1851-03-03
gptkbp:term_start	1821-06-04
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Alaska_purchase
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4