Born: August 6, 1811

Place of Birth: St.Croix, Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands)

North or South: South

Other Professions: Commercial lawyer, political advocate for banking,Louisiana Legislature, taught at schools, studied law, Publisher of Treatise on Law of Sale of Personal Property.

War Service Highlights: Benjamin served as Confederate secretary of war from 1861 to 1862 and a secretary of state from 1862 to 1865.

Nickname: None

Died: May 6, 1884

Place of Death: Paris, France

Interesting Facts: He was a U.S. senator, who some were convinced was the mastermind behind Lincolns assassination. He was thought to be the "brains of the confederecy" by many historians. He was the greatest Jewish politician in the 1900's and maybe in all of our American history.