BENJAMIN, George, Canadian statesman, born in England in 1799; died in Belleville, Ontario, 6 July 1864. He resided for a time in Liverpool, was engaged in commercial pursuits, and traveled extensively. In his early manhood he went to New Orleans, and in 1830 removed to Canada, and settled in Belleville, where he remained until his death. For a number of years he conducted the Belleville "Intelligencer." He became warden of Hastings on the introduction of municipal institutions by Lord Sydenham, and so continued for many years, and was also for several years registrar of the county. In 1856 he was elected member for North Hastings, and represented that constituency in that and the succeeding parliament, until he retired in 1861. He was elected grand master of the Orangemen of British North America in 1848, and retained that office for several years. When the project of annexing Canada to the United States was mooted, Mr. Benjamin issued a manifesto, in which he urged Orangemen to oppose it. BENJAMIN, John Forbes, soldier, born in Cicero. New York, 23 January 1817; died in Washington, District of Columbia, 8 March 1877. He received a common-school education, and, after three years spent in Texas, went to Missouri, where he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice at Shelbyville in 1848. He was a member of the legislature in 1850 and 1852, and presidential elector on the democratic ticket in 1856. He entered the national army as a private in the Missouri cavalry in 18(;1, was made captain in January 1862, major in May and Lieutenant-Colonel in September. He resigned to become provost-marshal of the 8th district of Missouri in 1863. In 1864 he was elected to congress, where he served three successive terms, from 4 December 1865, till 3 March 1871. After this he practiced law and was a banker in Washington until his death.