Thomas H. Benton (higher education columnist) (1968-)
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ThomasHartBenton (March 14, 1782–April 10, 1858), nicknamed Old Bullion, was an American Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States.
Benton was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny.
Benton advocated the annexation of Texas and argued for abrogation of the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty in which the United States relinquished claims to that territory, but he was opposed to the machinations that led to its annexation in 1845 and the Mexican-American War.
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