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Judah P. Benjamin
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American politician and lawyer (1811-1884)
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Judah P. Benjamin was a male politician, barrister, diplomat, and businessperson who held citizenship in the United States. He was educated at Yale College and was a member of the Whig Party. His professional roles included serving as a United States senator, justice minister, Confederate States Secretary of War, and Confederate States Secretary of State. He worked in Washington, D.C., and Baton Rouge.
Born in Christiansted in 1811, Benjamin died in Paris in 1884 from disease. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. A practitioner of Judaism, he spoke English. His notable work is titled The African Slave Trade. He is described by the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- The African Slave Trade
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Christiansted
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- jurist
- Position held
- justice minister
- Educated at
- Yale College
- Political party
- Whig Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Judah Benjamin.jpg
- Work location
- Baton Rouge
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- date of birth
- 1811-01-01
- date of death
- 1884-05-06
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- Judah Philip Benjamin
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- Judah P. Benjamin
- name in native language
- Judah Philip Benjamin
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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