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Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Democratic-Republican Party Democratic Party

Biography

Born 1782-03-14 · Died 1858-04-10

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782–1858)

Political party

  • Democratic-Republican Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic-Republican Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic-Republican Party
  • Democratic Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer
  • writer
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • writer
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • writer

Terms in office & positions

  • United States representative — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-03
  • member of the State Senate of Tennessee
  • United States senator — 1821-08-10 – 1823-03-04
  • United States senator — 1823-03-04 – 1825-03-04
  • United States senator — 1825-03-04 – 1827-03-04
  • United States senator — 1827-03-04 – 1829-03-04
  • United States senator — 1829-03-04 – 1831-03-04
  • United States senator — 1831-03-04 – 1833-03-04
  • United States senator — 1833-03-04 – 1835-03-04
  • United States senator — 1835-03-04 – 1837-03-04
  • United States senator — 1837-03-04 – 1839-03-04
  • United States senator — 1839-03-04 – 1841-03-04
  • United States senator — 1841-03-04 – 1843-03-04
  • United States senator — 1843-03-04 – 1845-03-04
  • United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
  • United States representative — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-03
  • member of the State Senate of Tennessee
  • United States senator — 1821-08-10 – 1823-03-04
  • United States senator — 1823-03-04 – 1825-03-04
  • United States senator — 1825-03-04 – 1827-03-04
  • United States senator — 1827-03-04 – 1829-03-04
  • United States senator — 1829-03-04 – 1831-03-04
  • United States senator — 1831-03-04 – 1833-03-04
  • United States senator — 1833-03-04 – 1835-03-04
  • United States senator — 1835-03-04 – 1837-03-04
  • United States senator — 1837-03-04 – 1839-03-04
  • United States senator — 1839-03-04 – 1841-03-04
  • United States senator — 1841-03-04 – 1843-03-04
  • United States senator — 1843-03-04 – 1845-03-04
  • United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
  • United States representative — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-03
  • member of the State Senate of Tennessee
  • United States senator — 1821-08-10 – 1823-03-04
  • United States senator — 1823-03-04 – 1825-03-04
  • United States senator — 1825-03-04 – 1827-03-04
  • United States senator — 1827-03-04 – 1829-03-04
  • United States senator — 1829-03-04 – 1831-03-04
  • United States senator — 1831-03-04 – 1833-03-04
  • United States senator — 1833-03-04 – 1835-03-04
  • United States senator — 1835-03-04 – 1837-03-04
  • United States senator — 1837-03-04 – 1839-03-04
  • United States senator — 1839-03-04 – 1841-03-04
  • United States senator — 1841-03-04 – 1843-03-04
  • United States senator — 1843-03-04 – 1845-03-04
  • United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04

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