Judah P. Benjamin
American politician and lawyer (1811-1884) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72
Judah Philip Benjamin was a lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana, a member of the Confederate States Cabinet and, after his escape to Britain at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister.
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Benjamin, c. 1853, by Adolph Rinck
Benjamin, c. 1860-1865
The original Confederate Cabinet, 1861. L-R: Judah P. Benjamin, Stephen Mallory, Christopher Memminger, Alexander Stephens, LeRoy Pope Walker, Jefferson Davis, John H. Reagan and Robert Toombs.
Benjamin on the 1864 Confederate $2 banknote.
Benjamin's grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
Memorial plaque to Benjamin, Gamble Plantation Historic State Park, Ellenton, FloridaAbout this person
Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith.
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1811 to 1884 · aged 72
