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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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Martin Behrman (1864-1926) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1864.
Democrat. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Louisiana
state auditor, 1904-05; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died in
office 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
Louisiana
Democratic state chair, 1925.
German
and Jewish ancestry.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
12, 1926 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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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.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Louisiana; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of State, 1862-65.
Jewish.
He fled
to Europe in 1865 to avoid
arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Slaveowner.
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 East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Louis Binstock (1895-1974) —
also known as Louis Bienenstock —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born November
24, 1895.
Democrat. Rabbi;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1944,
1952.
Jewish.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1974 (age 78 years, 90
days).
Interment at Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Ill.
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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
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Jewish.
Died in August, 1974
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Louis Cohen (1860-1930) —
also known as Walter L. Cohen —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924,
1928;
life
insurance business.
Catholic.
African
and Jewish ancestry.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
29, 1930 (age 70 years, 341
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La.
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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.
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.
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: Son
of Leon Godchaux and Justine (Lamm) Godchaux; married to Mabel N.
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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. Lawyer;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1865, 1876-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1868,
1884;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1880.
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 Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., October
19, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton and
sugar planter; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1891-1908; died in
office 1908.
Jewish.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 8,
1908 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Edwin Warren Moise (c.1811-1868) —
also known as E. Warren Moise —
of Louisiana.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., about 1811.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1853-55; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1859; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1860; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1860.
Jewish.
Died in Jefferson, Jefferson
Parish, La., June 29,
1868 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Walker Phillips (1848-1937) —
also known as John W. Phillips —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
22, 1848.
Importer;
druggist;
Honorary
Consul for Japan in New
Orleans, La., 1897-1921.
Jewish. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
29, 1937 (age 89 years, 249
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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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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