Thomas H. Benton

1700-1900

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Thomas H. Benton
  • Title
  • Thomas H. Benton
  • Date
  • 1700-1900
  • Identifier
  • DARIMG0059
  • Description
  • Thomas Hart Benton nicknamed "Old Bullion" (1782 –1858). American Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve 5 terms. Benton was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • prints (visual works)
    engravings (prints)
  • Subject
  • Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858--Portraits.
    Engraings.
  • Source
  • DARIMAGE
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
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