Benjamin. Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister.
Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, FranceJudah P. Benjamin / Place of burialPère Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Pere Lachaise include Frédéric Chopin, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. Wikipedia
Christopher Memminger, in full Christopher Gustavus Memminger, (born January 9, 1803, Nayhingen, Württemberg [Germany]—died March 7, 1888, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.), Confederate secretary of the treasury, generally held responsible for the collapse of his government's credit during the American Civil War.Mar 3, 2022
Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65). Prior to that, Davis served in the army and represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives (1845–46) and the Senate (1847–51 and 1857–61).
Members of the tribe were separated when two distinct kingdoms were established after the death of King Solomon (922 bc) and the territory of Benjamin was divided between them.
140 slavesHis support of slavery was evidenced both by his fight to have slaves exempt from electoral procedures, as well as his acquisition of a sugar cane plantation and 140 slaves in the 1840s. Benjamin continued his career as a state congressman until 1853, when he was sworn in as a U.S. Senator from the state of Louisiana.
Benjamin, attorney general; Leroy Pope Walker, secretary of war; President Jefferson Davis; General Robert E. Lee; John Regan, postmaster; Christopher Memminger, secretary of the treasury; Vice President Alexander Stephens; and Robert Toombs, secretary of state.
Following the November 1861 election, Davis announced the permanent cabinet in March 1862. Benjamin moved again, to Secretary of State. George W. Randolph of Virginia had been made the Secretary of War. Mallory continued as Secretary of the Navy and Reagan as Postmaster General.
CabinetOfficeNameDatesSecretary of the NavyStephen MalloryMarch 4, 1861 – May 2, 1865Postmaster-GeneralJohn H. ReaganMarch 6, 1861 – May 10, 1865Attorney-GeneralJudah P. BenjaminFebruary 25, 1861 – September 17, 1861Wade KeyesSeptember 17, 1861 – November 21, 186117 more rows
Democratic PartyJefferson Davis / PartyThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Since the 1860s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party. Wikipedia
He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1828. By 1836 Davis was a plantation owner, and in the 1840s he owned over 70 slaves.
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