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Benton

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Ben·ton 1  (bntn), Thomas Hart Called "Old Bullion." 1782-1858.
American legislator. A U.S. senator (1821-1851) and representative (1853-1855) from Missouri, he staunchly opposed the use of paper currency.
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Noun1.BentonBenton - United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
Thomas Hart Benton
2.Benton - United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
Old Bullion, Thomas Hart Benton
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Benton wore a knot of pale blue at the throat, though there were tears in her eyes.
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Benton, an actual United States Senator, proved an overwhelming disappointment -- for he was not twenty-five feet high, nor even anywhere in the neighborhood of it.
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Late at night, two years after the Chicago Commune, Ernest and I arrived together at the Benton Harbor refuge.
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