Share This Article 1. This Southern senator earned the nickname “Hangman” for threatening to lynch a fellow senator. Thomas Hart Benton Henry Stuart Foote Nehemiah Scudder John C. Calhoun 2. This senator was known as The Great Compromiser from the 1820s through the 1850s. Henry Clay Stephen Douglas Thomas Hart Benton Daniel Webster 3. About this many Irish soldiers deserted the Irish Army to fight for the Allies in World War Two. 300 5,000 150 1,000 Loading …