Thomas Hart Benton

born in 1782 AD; died in 1858 AD (age ~76)

early 19th century American senator from Missouri


Quotes (About)

Martin Van Buren rose from a "small freeholder" family, like many others in Kinderhook and the rest of the United States, a family not unlike that of Clay, Benton, and Webster.

  • by Donald B. Cole
  • about Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton