Wythe-Prince William-Appomattox County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Benjamin, Judah P. August 6, 1811 - May 6, 1884
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Judah P. Benjamin, affectionally known as the "Jewish Confederate," was born 
August 6, 1811 in Danish West Indies 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 confidant of President 
Jefferson Davis was the only Jewish Member of the Cabinet. He served as 
Attorney General; Secretary of War; Secretary of State. At the end of the war, 
when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Lieutenant General Grant (April 9, 
1865) JUdah made his way to Key West (Fl.) and took a ship to England. A leader 
of the English bar. He died in Paris, France May 6, 1884 where his wife and 
child lived for 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. He wrote "A Treatise on the Law of Personal 
Propertry (1868) known as "Benjamin on Sales," which is still a legal classic. 
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

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