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| | | birth_place=Christiansted<br> | | | birth_place=Christiansted<br> |
| | St. Croix, British Virgin Islands | | St. Croix, British Virgin Islands |
| | + | '''Alma mater''':<br> |
| | + | Private academy at <br>Fayetteville, [[North Carolina]]<br> |
| | + | [[Harvard University]] (two years) |
| | | death_date=May 8, 1884 (aged 72) | | | death_date=May 8, 1884 (aged 72) |
| | | death_place=[[Paris]], [[France]]<br> | | | death_place=[[Paris]], [[France]]<br> |
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| | Ninette Benjamin De Bousignas<br> | | Ninette Benjamin De Bousignas<br> |
| | '''Parents''':<br> | | '''Parents''':<br> |
| − | Philip and Rebecca de Mendes Benjamin<br> | + | Philip and Rebecca de Mendes Benjamin}} |
| − | '''Alma mater''':<br>
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| − | Private academy at <br>Fayetteville, [[North Carolina]]<br>
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| − | [[Harvard University]] (two years)}}
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| | '''Judah Philip Benjamin''' (August 6, 1811 – May 8, 1884) was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]] who was the most trusted advisor to [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] President [[Jefferson Davis]] during the [[American Civil War]]. In the Union states, he was often called "the brains of the Confederacy."<ref name=findagrave/> | | '''Judah Philip Benjamin''' (August 6, 1811 – May 8, 1884) was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]] who was the most trusted advisor to [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] President [[Jefferson Davis]] during the [[American Civil War]]. In the Union states, he was often called "the brains of the Confederacy."<ref name=findagrave/> |