THOMAS HART BENTON (Politician) of FRANKLIN, TENN. -ENGRAVING of LAWYER / EDITOR

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Thomas Hart Benton (Politician) of FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
Thomas Hart Benton
(March 14, 1782 – April 10, 1858), nicknamed
"Old Bullion"
, was a
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.
Benton was born in Harts Mill,
North Carolina
. After graduating from the
University of North Carolina
, he established a law practice and plantation near
Nashville, Tennessee
. He served as an aide to General
Andrew Jackson
during the
War of 1812
and settled in
St. Louis
, Missouri, after the war. Missouri became a state in 1821 and Benton won election as one of its inaugural pair of United States Senators. The
Democratic-Republican Party
fractured after the 1824 and Benton became a Democratic leader in the Senate, serving as an important ally of President Jackson and President
Martin Van Buren
. He supported Jackson during the
Bank War
and proposed a land payment law that inspired Jackson's
Specie Circular
executive order.
Oil portrait (detail) c. 1861 from the
National Portrait Gallery
in
Washington, D.C.
United States Senator
from
Missouri
In office
August 10, 1821 – March 4, 1851
Preceded by
(Constituency created)
Succeeded by
Henry S. Geyer
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from
Missouri
's
1st
district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by
John F. Darby
Succeeded by
Luther M. Kennett
Member of the
Tennessee Senate
In office
1809–1811