Benjamin F. Jonas Politician

Benjamin Franklin Jonas (19 July 1834 – 21 December 1911) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate.

Personal facts

Benjamin F. Jonas
Birth dateJuly 19, 1834
Birth nameBenjamin Franklin Jonas
Birth place
Williamsport Kentucky
Date of deathDecember 21, 1911
Place of death
Louisiana , New Orleans

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Office holder

party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor

Topical connections

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Abraham A. RibicoffSenator
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A. Harry MoorePolitician
Abraham K. AllisonPolitician
Albert G. BlanchardMilitary person
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A. A. FredericksPolitician
Abraham BeamePolitician
A. J. McNamaraPolitician

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External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000204
  2. http://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/early_immig.html