Benjamin, John Forbes – Bennett, Fred A
Benjamin, John Forbes
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 23, 1817, in Cicero, N. Y. He was a member of the state legislature of Missouri in 1850 and 1852; was presidential elector in 1856; and enlisted in the union cavalry service as a private in 1861, and was subsequently captain, major, lieutenantcolonel, and brigadier-general. He was provost marshal of the eighth district of Missouri in 1863 and 1864; was delegate at large from Missouri to the Baltimore convention in 1864; and was elected to the thirty-ninth, fortieth, and fortyfirst congresses. He died March 8, 1877, in Washington, D. C.
Benjamin, Judah Philip
lawyer, author, was born Aug. 11, 1811, in St.
Croix, W. I. He was a prominent New Orleans lawyer who became attorneygeneral of the confederacy during the civil war. At its close he went to England, and speedily became eminent in his profession there. His Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property is the standard work on the subject. He died May 8, 1884, in Paris, France.
Benjamin, Marcus
editor, author, was born Jan. 17, 1857, in San Francisco, Cal. In 1867 he moved with his parents to New York city, and in 1878 graduated in the chemical course of the school of mines of Columbia college. In 1882 he became editor of the American Pharmacist, and subsequently was on the editorial staff on the Engineering and Mining Journal. He has been on the editorial staff of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography; Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia; Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia; Standard Dictionary; and various other works. He is now connected with the United States national museum of Washington, D. C.
Benjamin, Nathan
missionary, reformer, was born Dec. 14, 1811, in Catskill, N. Y. In 1835 he was appointed as missionary to Greece and Turkey by the American board, and went to Argos in 1836. He translated numerous works into Greek and Armenian, including Pilgrim's Progress and D'Aubigny's Reformation, and also established the first newspaper ever published in the Armenian tongue, The Morning Star, which is still issued He died Jan. 27, 1855, in Constantinople, Turkey.
Benjamin, Park
journalist, poet, was born Aug. 13, 1809, in British Guinea.
He was a journalist and poet of New York city. The Old Sexton is the best remembered example. His poems were chiefly lyrical, and attracted world wide attention; appeared in the leading newspapers and magazines of America; and subsequently were published in book form. His son, Park Benjamin, is a noted lawyer of New York city; and the author of a number of meritorious works. He died Sept. 12, 1864, in New York city.
Benjamin, Park
lawyer, author, was born May 11, 1849, in New York city.
He is a New York lawyer whose specialty is patent law; and is the author of Shakings: Etchings for the Naval Academy; Wrinkles and Receipts: Suggestions for the Mechanic, Engineer, etc.; The Age of Electricity; The Intellectual Rise in Electricity; and a History.
BENJAMIN, SAMUEL GREEN WHEELER, diplomatist, author, was born Feb. 13, 1837, in Argos, Greece. He is a contributor to the field of general literature; and at one period minister to Persia. He is the author of Art in America; Contemporary Art in Europe; The Atlantic Islands; Troy: its Legend, Literature, and Topography; A Group of Etchers; Persia and the Persians; The Story of Persia: The Cruise of the Alice May in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; and Sea Spray, or Facts and Fancies of a Yachtsman.
Benjamin, Samuel Nicoll
soldier, educator, was born Jan. 13, 1839, in New York city. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel in 1865, and major in 1875. On recovery from his wounds he became assistant professor of mathematics at the United States military academy. Col.
Benjamin was one of the very few officers that held the congressional medal for conspicuous bravery in the field. He died May 15, 1886, on Governor's Island, N. Y.
Benjamin, Walter Romeyn
antiquarian, journalist, was born Sept. 24, 1854, in Guilford, Conn. In 1874 he graduated from the Union college; then studied law three years; and for eleven years was connected with the New York Sun.
He originated the special business of dealing in authograph letters and historical documents; and rescued from oblivion many valuable historical papers. In 1887 he established The Collector, which he still edits, and in 1897 he was historian of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Benner, George Jacob
educator, lawyer, congressman, was born April 13, 1859, in Gettysburg, Pa. He was educated at Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg, graduating in the class of 1878. After several years devoted to teaching he was admitted a member of the Adams county bar Dec. 31, 1881, since which date he has followed the practice of the law. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.
Benner, Philip
soldier, iron manufacturer, journalist, was born May 19, 1762, in Chester county, Pa. He served in the revolutionary war. In 1794 he erected a forge, the first in that vicinity, and manufactured iron during the year. The development of the iron industry in the western part of Pennsylvania is largely due to his enterprise. He was twice a presidential elector, notably on the Jackson-Calhoun ticket of 1824. In 1827 he established the Centre Democrat at Bellefonte, in the interest of Gen. Jackson. He was major-general of the Pennsylvania militia, and left a valuable estate. He died July 27, 1832, in Centre county, Pa.
Bennet, Benjamin
clergyman, congressman, was born in 1762. He was a baptist minister; and a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1815 to 1819. He died Oct. 8, 1840, in Middletown, N. J.
Bennet, Orlando
wrecker, was born Oct. 4, 1818, in Ithaca, N. Y. During the civil war he was employed by the United States government to clear the harbors of Charleston and Savannah from monitors, torpedoes, and other obstructions. By this means a sea-way was opened to supply Gen. William T. Sherman's army after its, march to the sea. He died July 10, 1880, in Bellport, N. Y.
BENNET, THOMAS. governor, was born in South Carolina. He was governer of that state from 1820 to 1822.
Bennett, Mrs. Adeline G
poet, was born Nov. 8, 1848, in Warner, N. H.
She is a writer of Pipestone City, Minn.
Bennett, Alfred-Silas
lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born June 10, 1854, in Dubuque, Iowa. He was school superintendent for Waco county, Oregon; in 1882 was elected a member of the Oregon state legislature; and was circuit judge in 1882-84. In 1892 he was a democratic candidate for supreme judge of Oregon, and a candidate for congress in 1896 from the second district. or.
Bennett, Caleb P
soldier, govern- He was a major in the Delaware regiment of the revolutionary army, and was engaged at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. He was governor of Delaware from 1833 until his death. He died May 7, 1836, in Wilmington, Del.
Bennett, Cassius C
banker, state senator, was born Feb. 4, 1856, in Washington county, Vt. In 1879 he engaged in business in Portland, Ore.; and in 1883 settled in Pierre, S. D. He was elected president of the Pierre savings bank in 1887; and in 1888 was also made president of the First National bank of that city. During 1894-96 he served with distinction as a member of the South Dakota state senate.
Bennett, Charles Goodwin
lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 11, 1863, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a member of the law firm of Daniels & Bennett, of New York city; was the unsuccessful republican candidate for member of the fiftythird congress; and was elected to the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican.
Bennett, Charles Wesley
clergyman, author, was born July 18, 1828, in East Bethany, N. Y. He was a methodist clergyman prominent in educational matters; and was the author of National Education in Italy, France, Germany, England, and Wales, Popularly Considered; and Christian Art and Archæology of the First Six Centuries. He died in 1891.
Bennett, David S
congressman, was elected a representative from New York to the forty-first congress.
Bennett, De Robique Mortimer
author, was born Dec. 23, 1818, in Springfield, N. Y. He was a noted freethinker who was several times arrested and imprisoned on account of his extreme views. He was the author of the World's Reformers; Champions of the Church; From Behind the Bars; An Infidel Abroad; and A Truth Seeker Around the World. He died Dec. 6, 1882, in New York city.
Bennett, Edmund Hatch
lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1824 in Vermont. He is a New England jurist, and dean of the Boston university law school.
He is the author of English Law and Equity Reports; Fire Insurance Cases; and Leading Cases in Criminal Law. He has also edited many legal works of importance.
Bennett, Emerson
author, was born March 16, 1822, in Monson, Mass. He is a Philadelphia writer of sensational romances, which have been very popular. He is the author of Prairie Flower, Leni Leoti, which are perhaps the most noted of his fifty or more novels.
Bennett, Fred A
state bank examiner, was born March 1, 1869, in Worcester county, Mass. He graduated from the state university of Iowa, and now holds the high office of state bank examiner of Iowa. He is prominent in fraternal orders, and resides in Manning, Iowa.