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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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REUBEN MOORE BENJAMIN. In common with other States carved out of the Xorthwest Territory, Illi-nois, in her infancy and youth, received as emigrants many sons of Xew YorkState who, thoroughly uniting their own fortunes to hers, gave to their adoptedState loyal and intelligent service, and in their turn waxed strong with hergrowth and prospered with her prosperity. From 1820 to i860 Illinois receivedfrom the Empire State many engaged in the learned professions, and particu-larly that of law. Among those who thus sought upon the fertile prairies ofthe West a more inviting field for the practice of law than was afforded in theirnative State, was Reuben M. Benjamin, who has achieved in his new homean unusual degree of sucess as lawyer and judge. He was born at ChathamCenter, Columbia county, N. Y., June 29, 1833; the youngest son of Dariusand Martha (Rogers) Benjamin. ITis ancestors on both sides lived in Con-necticut in colonial times and he comes of good old Revolutionary stock, his 370
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<£Z 371 grandfather. Ebenezer Benjamin, being a captain in the Revolutionary army.Then, too. his father was a soldier in the War of 1812. His father and hismaternal grandfather. Timothy Rogers, were of English, while his maternalgrandmother. Sarah 1 Moore) Rogers, was of Welsh extraction. Reuben M. Benjamin was fitted for college at Kinderhook Academy, Xew York, and in 1853 was graduated with honors at Amherst College. Massachu- 5. He was principal of Hopkins Academy at Hadley. Massachusetts, from : 54. a student in Harvard Law School from 54 to 5?. and a tutor in Amherst College from 55 to =,6. In April of the last named year he went to mington, 111., and in the following September, upon the examination cer-tificate of Abraham Lincoln, was licensed to practice law. Soon after this hebecame a partner with General A. Gridley and Colonel J. H. Wickizer, withwhom he remained as long as they practiced law. In 1863 he formed a part-nership with Thomas F. Tipton, afterwards circuit judg

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