John F. Benjamin
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John Forbes Benjamin was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Cicero, New York
, Benjamin attended the public schools.
He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missouri in 1848.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shelbyville, Missouri
, in 1848.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1850–1852.
He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of in 1856.
He entered the Union Army
as a private in 1861 and was subsequently promoted to the ranks of captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and brigadier general.
Provost marshal of the Eighth District of Missouri in 1863 and 1864.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864.
Benjamin was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Expenditures (Forty-first Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He resumed the practice of law in Shelbyville.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress.
He moved to Washington, D.C.
, in 1874 and engaged in banking.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, March 8, 1877.
He was interred in a private cemetery at Shelbina, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Cicero, New York
Cicero, New York
Cicero is a town in Onondaga County, New York, USA. The population was 27,982 at the 2000 census. The name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics, honoring Cicero, a Roman statesman....
, Benjamin attended the public schools.
He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missouri in 1848.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shelbyville, Missouri
Shelbyville, Missouri
Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Missouri, United States. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County.-Geography:Shelbyville is located at...
, in 1848.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1850–1852.
He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of in 1856.
He entered the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
as a private in 1861 and was subsequently promoted to the ranks of captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and brigadier general.
Provost marshal of the Eighth District of Missouri in 1863 and 1864.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864.
Benjamin was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Expenditures (Forty-first Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He resumed the practice of law in Shelbyville.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress.
He moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1874 and engaged in banking.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, March 8, 1877.
He was interred in a private cemetery at Shelbina, Missouri
Shelbina, Missouri
Shelbina is a city in Shelby County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,704 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Shelbina is located at ....
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