Thomas Hart Benton (senator)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(senator)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:birthDate 1782-03-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Harts_Mill,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bellefontaine_Cemetery,_St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jessie_Benton_Frémont
gptkbp:deathDate 1858-04-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:father gptkb:Jessie_Benton_Frémont
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Hart Benton (senator)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Bullion
gptkbp:notableFor longest-serving senator from Missouri (at the time)
opposition to slavery's expansion
support of Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:notableWork advocacy of westward expansion
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:precededBy new seat
gptkbp:relative gptkb:Thomas_Hart_Benton_(painter)
gptkbp:represents gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:servedWith gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:signature Thomas Hart Benton signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_McDowell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_S._Geyer
gptkbp:termEnd 1851
gptkbp:termStart 1821
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benton_(various_people)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6