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Line 23: + − Born in the British Virgin Islands, Benjamin was the son of Sephardic Englis [[England|English]] immigrants Philip Benjamin (1779-1853) and the former Rebecca de Mendes (died 1847). At the age of two, he relocated with his family to Wilmington and then Fayetteville, [[North Carolina]], the latter on the Cape Fear River. There Benjamin received his first formal education at a private academy run by Colin McIver, a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyterian]] minister. The family moved again because of the [[Panic of 1819]] to [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina.]].From 1825 to 1827 at the ages fourteen and sixteen, he attended [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. His political enemies later claimed that Benjamin had left Yale early because he was allegedly caught stealing from fellow students. This has never been confirmed, and he was given a clean release by the Yale president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6372266/judah-philip-benjamin|title=Judah Philip Benjamin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 16, 2020}}</ref>+ − − I==Career==
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==Background==
==Background==
Born in Christiansted on St. Croix in the British Virgin Islands, Benjamin was the son of Sephardic [[England|English]] immigrants Philip Benjamin (1779-1853) and the former Rebecca de Mendes (died 1847). At the age of two, he relocated with his family to Wilmington and then Fayetteville, [[North Carolina]], the latter on the Cape Fear River. There Benjamin received his first formal education at a private academy run by Colin McIver, a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyterian]] minister. The family moved again because of the Panic of 1819 to [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina.]]]. From 1825 to 1827 at the ages fourteen and sixteen, he attended [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. His political enemies later claimed that Benjamin had left Yale early because he was allegedly caught stealing from fellow students. This has never been confirmed, and he was given a clean release by the Yale president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6372266/judah-philip-benjamin|title=Judah Philip Benjamin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 16, 2020}}</ref>
==Career==
In 1828, at the age of seventeen, Benjamin relocated to [[New Orleans]] in 1828; In 1833, he wed the former Natalie St. Martin. He was elected in 1842 to the Louisiana House of Representatives and in 1845 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Benjamin, Judah Philip|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 16, 2020}}</ref>
In 1828, at the age of seventeen, Benjamin relocated to [[New Orleans]] in 1828; In 1833, he wed the former Natalie St. Martin. He was elected in 1842 to the Louisiana House of Representatives and in 1845 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Benjamin, Judah Philip|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 16, 2020}}</ref>