Thomas Hart Benton

...Hart Benton . "Nobody opposes Benton, sir, nobody but a few black-jack prairie lawyers. These are the only opponents of Benton. Benton and the people, Benton and Democracy are one and the same sir, synonymous terms,sir, synonymous terms."

In this article: Andrew Jackson, Charles Lucas, United States, Henry Clay, Missouri, Democracy, Missouri Compromise, and United States House of Representatives

...held pieces ranging from bronze sculptures to charcoal drawings to oil on canvas. Some of the artists showcased include Thomas Hart Benton, Andy Warhol, Raoul Dufy, Louis Lozowick and Ernest Lawson. Visitors to the site can also contact...

In this article: New York City, Manhattan, and Andy Warhol

...again in an August 1817 election, the 24-year-old Lucas challenged whether 35-year-old Benton owned property and could legally vote. Benton replied he owned slaves and paid taxes on them and could vote and then called Lucas according to one...

In this article: Charles Lucas, St. Louis, Missouri, New Madrid Earthquake, Tax, War of 1812, Jefferson College, Edward Hempstead, and John B. C. Lucas

...an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for American senator Thomas Hart Benton . Benton was a former center-wheel catamaran snagboat and was converted by James B. Eads, St. Louis,...

In this article: American Civil War, Red River, Yazoo River, Vicksburg, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Squadron, and Grand Gulf, Mississippi

...original editions of almost every presidential campaign biography since the founding of the republic. In addition, he collected Thomas Hart Benton lithographs, a collection he started by spending $5 from the first fee he received as a...

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...1879. The train yard is now owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. Thomas Hart Benton and Charles Lucas (twice) in 1817 - Benton had challenged Lucas to a duel after Lucas accused him of not having a right to vote because...

In this article: Charles Lucas, Mississippi River, and Spencer Darwin Pettis

...Cemetery there. Hempstead County, Arkansas is named in his honor. Hempstead was a friend with Thomas Hart Benton (senator). Benton was to say later that he thought Hempstead would have been Missouri first senator if had lived.

In this article: Edward Hempstead, Charles Lucas, U.S. House, Hempstead County, Arkansas, Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, Connecticut, and Missouri

...serve 30, let alone 40 years," the office's Web site says. The first senator to achieve 30 years in office was Missouri's Thomas Hart Benton in 1851. It was another 40 years before anyone matched his longevity, according to the Web site.

In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward M. Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Harry Reid, Byron Dorgan, and Daniel Inouye

Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, for whom Benton was named Benton is a town in Grafton County , New Hampshire, United States. The population was 314 at the 2000 census. Granted in 1764 with the name Coventry, the town was renamed...

In this article: Missouri, Benton, New Hampshire, United States Census Bureau, Grafton County, Coventry, Connecticut River, Merrimack River, Mount Moosilauke, and New Hampshire, United States

...through gentlemanly and regulated gunplay. Missouri legislator Charles Lucas became infuriated in 1817 when Sen. Thomas Hart Benton referred to him as a "puppy." Their first duel resulted only in knee and throat wounds, which...

In this article: John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Charles Lucas, The Supremes, Burger King, Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen G. Breyer