Judah Phillip Benjamin
Confederate States Secretary of State
Confederate States Secretary of State
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 – 1861: Senate Chairman on Private Land Claims
Civil War Service:
1861: Confederate States Attorney General
1861 – 1862: Confederate States Secretary of War
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Secretary of State
Occupation after War:
Commercial Law Attorney in London, England
1872 – 1883: Counsel to the Queen of England
1883 – 1884: Lived in Paris, France with his daughter
Died: May 6, 1884
Place of Death: Paris, France
Cause of Death: Heart Trouble
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise, Paris, France
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