Maecenas E. Benton
Maecenas E. Benton | |
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From Volume 1 of 1899's Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, Supreme Court, and Fifty-fifth Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Germman Burton |
| Succeeded by | Cassius M. Shartel |
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| Born | Maecenas Eason Benton January 29, 1848 Dyersburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1924 (aged 76) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Missouri |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 4, including Thomas |
| Relatives | Thomas Hart Benton (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Maecenas Eason Benton (January 29, 1848 – April 27, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the father of Thomas Hart Benton, who gained fame as a painter of the American Scene. His uncle was Thomas Hart Benton, one of the first two United States Senators elected from Missouri.