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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...
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    Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry...
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  • Thomas Benton may refer to: Thomas Hart Benton (painter) (1889–1975), American painter and muralist Thomas Hart Benton (politician) (1782–1858), U.S. Senator...
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    Benton was an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for American senator Thomas Hart Benton....
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    population was 2,048 in 2020. The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. President Andrew...
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    Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Benton, first settled in 1833 and named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, was formally chartered in 1836 when...
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    the site of the future city of Benton. Benton's namesake is Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton. The village of Benton was organized in 1841 on 20 acres...
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    named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. Benton County is part of the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Benton County was...
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  • Senator Benton may refer to: Thomas Hart Benton (politician) (1782–1858), U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1821 to 1851 William Benton (politician) (1900–1973)...
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    retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Senator from Connecticut. Hart was born in Davison, Michigan. He attended the United States...
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  • Thumbnail for Benton County, Oregon
    The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country. Benton County is designated as the...
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    The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has...
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    Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist. She was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart...
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  • Thumbnail for North Benton, Ohio
    OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. North Benton was platted in 1834 and was named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri. The prefix North was added...
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    government that Benton County was named after U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, but the name actually honored Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Benton of nearby...
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    was 2,715 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a...
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  • Birthplace Thomas Hart (screenwriter) for Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! Tom Hart (literary agent) from Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Thomas Hart Benton (disambiguation)...
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  • Thumbnail for Statue of Thomas Hart Benton
    Thomas Hart Benton is a marble sculpture depicting the Senator from Missouri of the same name by Alexander Doyle, installed at the United States Capitol...
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    in honor of politician Thomas Hart Benton. The railroad was built through Benton in 1892. A post office was established at Benton in 1835, and remained...
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  • Legislature named it "Tom Benton", after Thomas Hart Benton, the notable U.S. Senator from Missouri. The name was changed to simply "Benton" in 1845. The city...
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    William Burnett Benton (April 1, 1900 – March 18, 1973) was an American senator from Connecticut (1949–1953) and publisher of the Encyclopædia Britannica...
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    The village is located within the Town of Benton. Benton was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator from Missouri. Up until that point, the community...
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    Rogers, the most populous city. The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri influential in Arkansas statehood. The county...
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  • Thomas Hart Benton (5 September 1816 – 10 April 1879) was an American politician. Born on 5 September 1816 in Williamson County, Tennessee, Thomas Hart...
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    stock stand, was named in honor of politician and US Senator from Missouri, Thomas Hart Benton. Nancy Ward, a Cherokee known as Nanyehi, was a Beloved...
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  • Thumbnail for Benton Charter Township, Michigan
    township was established on March 11, 1837, and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. senator from Missouri. It remained attached to St. Joseph Township...
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    statistical purposes. The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886. The name honors Senator Thomas Hart Benton, United States senator from Missouri. The...
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    before it was renamed and incorporated as Benton in 1834. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton, then the U.S. Senator from Missouri, who had served under General...
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  • Thumbnail for Benton Park, St. Louis
    Originally named City Park, the park was later renamed after Thomas Hart Benton, the first U.S. Senator representing the people of Missouri. As the neighborhood...
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    Catron and Mary (Fletcher) Catron, and was named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton. His ancestors emigrated from Germany to Virginia in 1765. He...
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