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. About this many Irish soldiers deserted the Irish Army to fight for the Allies in World War Two. 1,000 300 5,000 150 3. This senator was known as The Great Compromiser from the 1820s through the 1850s. Daniel Webster Henry Clay Stephen Douglas Thomas Hart Benton Loading …