The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / William C. Gilmore ; foreword by Stephen C. Neff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilmore, William C., author.

Neff, Stephen C., author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.

Benjamin, J. P.

Jewish lawyers--United States--Biography.

Jewish lawyers.

Jewish lawyers--England--Biography.

Lawyers--United States--Biography.

Lawyers.

Lawyers--England--Biography.

Jewish statesmen--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Jewish statesmen.

Statesmen--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Statesmen.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the first biography written from a legal perspective on the public life of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884); a prominent figure in the common law world in the second half of the 19th century. Drawing on a range of primary source materials including newspaper articles, case law and extensive archival research in the UK and USA, it charts his rise as a lawyer first in the mixed legal system of Louisiana and then nationally.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Table of Cases

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Benjamin’s Emergence as an American Lawyer and Politician

2. Slavery, Secession and Benjamin’s Confederate Years

3. Benjamin’s Exile and Professional Rebirth

4. The Rise and Rise of Benjamin the Barrister

5. Concluding Reflections

Appendix 1 – The Great Escape: Benjamin’s Flight into Exile

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 6, 2021).

ISBN:

9781399501828

1399501828

9781474482028

1474482023

OCLC:

1246576506