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