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Norman Bauer —
of Louisiana.
Speaker
of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1942.
Jewish.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) —
also known as Judah P. Benjamin; Philippe Benjamin;
"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; London, England;
Paris, France.
Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, August 6,
1811.
Son of Philip Benjamin and Rebecca (de Mendes) Benjamin.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; Presidential
Elector for Louisiana, 1848;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of State, 1862-65.
Jewish.
His portrait appeared on the Confederate States two-dollar
note in 1861-64. He fled
to Europe in 1865 to avoid
arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Fell
from a tram car
about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developed kidney and
heart
problems, and died in Paris, France,
May 6,
1884 (age 72 years, 274
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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Ernest Ralph Bernstein, Sr. (1868-1932) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1906-08.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1932
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Charles Julian Bloch (1893-1974) —
also known as Charles J. Bloch —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., October
10, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bibb County, 1927-28;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1932,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1932,
1948.
Jewish.
Died in August, 1974
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Max Dinkelspiel —
of Louisiana.
Judge, Louisiana Circuit
Court of Appeals, 1919-24.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Joel Ginsburg —
of Louisiana.
Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1928-32.
Jewish.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emile Godchaux (b. 1874) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
29, 1874.
Son of Leon Godchaux and Justine (Lamm) Godchaux.
Lawyer;
Judge, Louisiana Circuit
Court of Appeals, 1909-18; with American Red Cross in France,
1918.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mabel N. Gostter. |
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Benjamin Holzman (1844-1922) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1900-02.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1922
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Hebrew
Rest Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Henry Michael Hyams (1806-1875) —
also known as Henry M. Hyams —
of Louisiana.
Born March 4,
1806.
Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1859.
Jewish.
Died June 25,
1875 (age 69 years, 113
days).
Entombed at Lafayette
Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
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Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jonas —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Williamsport, Johnson
County, Ky., July 19,
1834.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1865; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1884.
Jewish.
Died December
21, 1911 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dispersed
of Judah Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Henry A. Lazarus —
of Louisiana.
Justice
of Louisiana state supreme court, 1880.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Moyse H. Levy (1865-1953) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born January
10, 1865.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1940.
Jewish.
Died January
29, 1953 (age 88 years, 19
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Rest Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Samuel Levy (1835-1883) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Niedersbach, Alsace, France,
1835.
Republican. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1873.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1883
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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William Mallory Levy (1827-1882) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Isle of
Wight County, Va., October
31, 1827.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1859; major in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1875-77; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1879.
Jewish.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
14, 1882 (age 54 years, 287
days).
Interment at American
Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.
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Adolph Meyer (1842-1908) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Mississippi, 1842.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1891-1908; died in
office 1908.
Jewish.
Died in 1908
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Edwin Warren Moise —
also known as E. Warren Moise —
of Louisiana.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1853-55; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1859; Louisiana
state attorney general.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Winter (1849-1917) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1849.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1904-08.
Jewish.
Died in 1917
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Hebrew
Rest Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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