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Biographies.....Benjamin, Judah P. August 6, 1811 - May 6, 1884
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John B. King tibbs43192004@yahoo.com May 27, 2007, 1:22 pm

Author: John B. King

Judah P. Benjamin, 1811-1884, was born Aug., 6, 1811 in Danish West Indies then 
under temporary British occupation in the Napolonic wars. Now U. S owned Virgin 
Islands. (part of West Indies as Columbus named it.) Prominent in the Cabinet 
of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). A confidant of Jefferson 
Davis, CSA. (President of the Confederate States). He served as Attorney 
General, Secretary of War, Secretary of State. He wrote "A Treatise on the Law 
of Sale of Personal Property," known as "Benjamin on Sales," which is still a 
legal classic. At the end of the War, Judah made His way to Key West, Fl.,(90 
miles from Cuba, when General Robert E. Lee, CSA, surrendered to General 
Ulysses S. Grant, USA. Judah took a ship to England renewing His British 
citizenship.He became a leader of the English Bar. He died in Paris, France May 
6, 1884, where His wife and Child lived. Buried in Paris in an undistinguished
grave. In 1938, the Daughters of the Confederacy erected a plaque on His grave
recognizing His service to Mankind. His career is one of the most remarkable
examples in modern history of successful struggle against adversity.
 
John B. King, Tampa, Fl.
tibbs43192004@yahoo.com

Additional Comments:
This Bio is to replace one I sent earlier.
JBK

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