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