George Benjamin (15 April 1799 – 7 September 1864), born Moses Cohen , was an Orangeman and political figure in Upper Canada .
5-600: George Benjamin may refer to: George Benjamin (Orangeman) (1799–1864), Canadian political figure George Benjamin (composer) (born 1960), English composer George Benjamin Jr. (1919–1944), American soldier who fought in the Philippines campaigns of 1944–1945, and received a posthumous Medal of Honor See also [ edit ] Georges C. Benjamin (born 1952), American public health official [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-692: A Captain in the local militia and a member of the Orange Order in later years. He helped finance the building of a plank road between Belleville and Camden . He served as warden for Hastings County from 1847 to 1862. Though he was Jewish , in 1836 he became grand master in British North America for the Orange Order , replacing Ogle Robert Gowan . At this time, the Orange Order had a strong voice in Upper Canada. Gowan's attempt to regain control of
15-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Benjamin (Orangeman) Born in Sussex , England to a Jewish family, he worked for a time as a journalist before emigrating to the United States . In 1834, he arrived in Belleville , Upper Canada, where he established a Tory newspaper, named The Belleville Intelligencer . He became
20-578: The Order in 1853 led to a split in the organization which was only healed in 1856 when both he and Benjamin withdrew from the leadership. Benjamin had many political enemies and was the subject of a harsh caricature in Susanna Moodie's 1843 short story "Richard Redpath". In an 1856 by-election, he was elected to represent North Hastings in the Legislative Assembly , becoming the first Jew elected to
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