Raymond Benjamin

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Raymond Benjamin (December 14, 1872 – June 18, 1952) was an American attorney and political leader.

[edit] Personal life

Born in Vallejo, California, Benjamin was the son of E.M. Benjamin, who was also an attorney. In 1902, he married Mildred Frances, the daughter of G.M. Francis, the owner and publisher of the newspaper the Napa Register.

[edit] Career

Benjamin was admitted to the bar in 1893. He started off his career in law by working for a local law firm in Vallejo.Benjamin served as Napa County's district attorney from 1901 until 1907, when he was promoted to the chief deputy to the attorney general of California, Ulysses S. Webb. He resigned in 1919, to return to private practice. He participated in the U.S. Supreme Court trial Pullman Co. v. Richardson, 261 U.S. 330 (1923). Benjamin served significant positions in the Republican National Committee.

[edit] References

• "The San Francisco Bay Region" Vol. 3 page 346-350 by Bailey Millard. Published by The American Historical Society, Inc. 1924.