Judah Phillip Benjamin
Confederate States Secretary of State
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Born: August 6, 1811
Birthplace: Saint Croix, West Indies
Father: Phillip Benjamin 1779 – 1852
(Buried: Jewish Cemetery at Hanover Street, Charleston, S.C.)
Mother: Rebecca de Mendes 1784 – 1847
(Buried: Dispersed of Judah Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Wife: Natalie St. Martin 1815 – 1891
(Buried: Cimetere du Pere Lachaise, Paris, France)
Children:
Ninette Benjamin De Bousignas 1842 – 1898
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Education:
1825 – 1827: Attended Yale College
Occupation before War:
School Teacher in New Orleans, Louisiana
Attorney in New Orleans Louisiana
1842 – 1844: Louisiana State Representative
1853 – 1861: United States Senator from Louisiana
1855 –...