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Judah P. Benjamin

Judah Philip Benjamin

American politician and lawyer (1811-1884).

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

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Statements about Judah P. Benjamin

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Père Lachaise Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:15
Unnamed
:bug: P373
Grave of Judah Philip Benjamin

Place of Birth

Christiansted

Place of Death

Paris

Country of Citizenship

United States

Occupation

Politician
Barrister
Diplomat
Businessperson
Writer
Jurist
Justice Minister

Position Held

Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Confederate States Secretary of State
(3/18/1862 - 5/10/1865)
Replaces
:
William M. Browne
Series Ordinal
:3
Start Time
: 3/18/1862
End Time
: 5/10/1865
Confederate States Secretary of War
(9/17/1861 - 3/24/1862)
Replaces
:
LeRoy Pope Walker
Series Ordinal
:2
Replaced By
:
George Wythe Randolph
Start Time
: 9/17/1861
End Time
: 3/24/1862
Confederate States Attorney General
(2/25/1861 - 11/15/1861)
Series Ordinal
:1
Replaced By
:
Wade Keyes
Start Time
: 2/25/1861
End Time
: 11/15/1861
United States Senator
(3/4/1853 - 3/4/1855)
Replaces
:
Solomon W. Downs
Parliamentary Term
:
33rd United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Louisiana Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Whig Party
Start Time
: 3/4/1853
End Time
: 3/4/1855
United States Senator
(3/4/1855 - 3/4/1857)
Parliamentary Term
:
34th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Louisiana Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Opposition Party
Start Time
: 3/4/1855
End Time
: 3/4/1857
United States Senator
(3/4/1857 - 3/4/1859)
Parliamentary Term
:
35th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Louisiana Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Start Time
: 3/4/1857
End Time
: 3/4/1859
United States Senator
(3/4/1859 - 2/4/1861)
Replaced By
:
John S. Harris
Parliamentary Term
:
36th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Louisiana Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Start Time
: 3/4/1859
End Time
: 2/4/1861

Date of Birth

8/6/1811
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1811

Date of Death

5/6/1884
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1884

Member of Political Party

Whig Party

Educated At

Yale College

Instance Of

Human

Image

Family Name

Benjamin

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Benjamin, Judah Philip (DNB00)
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24923801
Library of the World's Best Literature
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Benjamin, Judah Philip

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Commons Gallery

Judah P. Benjamin

Name in Native Language

Judah Philip Benjamin

Work Location

Washington, D.C.
Baton Rouge

Religion or Worldview

Judaism

Given Name

Judah

Cause of Death

Disease

Image of Grave

Field of Work

Law
Politics

Manner of Death

Natural Causes
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