Benjamin F. Jonas
United States Senator from Georgia (1834-1911) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 77
Benjamin Franklin Jonas was an American politician who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate.
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Jonas was also the last Jewish Senator from the Deep South until Jon Ossoff won his seat in Georgia in 2021.
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1834 to 1911 · aged 77
