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THBJudah P. Benjamin, Jewish US Senator and Confederate Politician, Salted Paper Photograph
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LiveJun 22, 2018
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Sepia toned, salted paper photograph of Judah P. Benjamin, 5.5 x 7.75 in., featuring possible facsimile signature, "J.P. Benjamin / La.," and the number "185" handwritten below image. N.d., ca 1859. Consignor relates photograph was removed from McClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress, with credit to Julian Vannerson, 1859.
Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884) was a wealthy North Carolinian slave owner, an advocate for slavery, and a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. At age fourteen, he graduated from Yale with a degree in law. He enjoyed a successful career as a lawyer and politician. He served as senator for the State of Louisiana from 1852 until Louisiana's secession. Benjamin was a loyal supporter of Jefferson Davis, who rewarded Benjamin by appointing him Attorney-General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State for the Confederacy. He was the only member of the Confederate cabinet that did not own slaves while he served and the the first Jewish man to hold a cabinet-level office in the history of the United States. Before he could be captured and tried for treason after the Civil War, he fled to Great Britain where he lived the rest of his days working as a successful barrister.
Photograph somewhat faded, with a few small spots of discoloration (one affecting Benjamin's beard), and very light wear to upper right edge.Condition
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