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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician. He 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.
May 2, 2024 · Judah P. Benjamin (born August 6, 1811, St. Croix, Virgin Islands—died May 6, 1884, Paris, France) was a prominent lawyer in the United States before the American Civil War (1861–65) and in England after that conflict; he also held high offices in the government of the Confederate States of America.
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Learn about Judah Phillip Benjamin, the first Jewish-American to serve on a Confederate executive cabinet and the \"brains of the Confederacy\". Explore his life, career, and role in the Civil War and diplomacy.
Jun 23, 2023 · The Hunt for Judah P. Benjamin, the Spy Chief of the Confederacy. Suspected of orchestrating the Lincoln assassination, the South’s most prominent Jew escaped to London to start a new...
One of the most misunderstood figures in American Jewish history is Judah P. Benjamin, whom some historians have called “the brains of the Confederacy,” even as others tried to blame him for the South’s defeat.
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Oct 19, 2021 · Judah Benjamin was the largest Jewish slave owner in the South and a key member of Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ government.
Judah Benjamin was a Sephardic Jew who rose to prominence in the United States and the Confederacy. He served as a US Senator, a Confederate Cabinet officer, and an English barrister, and was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America.
