Baltimore-Montgomery-Prince George's County MD Archives Biographies.....Benjamin, Judah P. August 6, 1811 - May 6, 1884
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Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884) American Statesman born Aug., 6, 1811 in Danish 
West Indes then under temporary British occupation in the Napolonic wars. Now, 
U. S. owned Virgin Islands. Prominent in the Cabinet of the Confederate States 
of America (1861-1865). A confident of President of Jefferson Davis,was the 
only Jewish member of the Cabinet. Judah served as Attorney General, Secretary 
of War, Secretary of State. At the end of the war when General Lee surrendered 
to Grant, April 9, 1865, Judah made his way to Key West, Fl., and took a ship 
to England renewing his British citizenship. A leader of the English bar he 
wrote "A Treatise on the Law of Personal Property," (1868) known as "Benjamin 
on Sales," which is still a legal classic. He died in Paris, France May 6, 1884,
where his wife and child lived a number of years. Buried in Paris in an 
undistinguished grave. In 1938 the Daughters of the Confederacy eracted a 
plaque on his grave recognizing his service to Mankind. His career is one of 
the most remarkable examples in modern history of successful struggles against 
adversity.
John B. King, Tampa, Fl.
tibbs43192004@yahoo.com

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