Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate is a photograph by Photo Researchers which was uploaded on March 7th, 2013.
Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate
Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) was an American politician and lawyer. Born a British subject in the West Indies, he moved to the United States... more
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Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate
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Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) was an American politician and lawyer. Born a British subject in the West Indies, he moved to the United States with his parents and became a citizen. He later became a citizen of the Confederate States of America. During his career in U.S. politics, he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, elected to the US Senate from Louisiana; the second Jewish senator in U.S. history. Following the formation of the Confederate States of America in 1861, he was appointed by President Jefferson Davis to three different Cabinet posts in his administration. Benjamin was the first Jewish appointee to a Cabinet position in a North American government, and the first Jewish American to be seriously considered for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court (he twice declined offers of nomination). Following his relocation to the United Kingdom, he became a distinguished barrister and was selected in 1872 as Queen's Counsel.
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