List of United States Political Families (B) - The Benjamins and Hyams

The Benjamins and Hyams

• Henry M. Hyams (1806–1875), Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1859. Cousin of Judah P. Benjamin.
• Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), Louisiana State Representative 1842-1844, delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention 1845, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1853-1861, Attorney General of the Confederate States 1861, Confederate States Secretary of War 1861-1862, Confederate States Secretary of State 1862-1865. Cousin of Henry M. Hyams.

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• William S. Bennet (1870–1962), New York Assemblyman 1901-1902, Justice of the New York City Municipal Court 1903, U.S. Representative from New York 1905-1911 1915-1917, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1808 1916, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1936 1944, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1938. Father of Augustus W. Bennet.
  • Augustus W. Bennet (1897–1983), U.S. Representative from New York 1945-1947. Son of William S. Bennet.