Judah P. Benjamin

Judah Philip Benjamin was an American politician, barrister, diplomat, and businessperson born in Christiansted in 1811. He was educated at Yale College and practiced in the fields of law and politics. Benjamin served as a United States senator and held the positions of Confederate States Secretary of State and Confederate States Secretary of War. He was a member of the Whig Party and worked in Washington, D.C., and Baton Rouge.

He died of disease in Paris in 1884, with natural causes cited as the manner of death. Benjamin is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a practitioner of Judaism and spoke English. His notable work is titled *The African Slave Trade*. He is described by the *Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, and is recognized in the Us Senators collection.