Background
Benjamin Abram was born to a Jewish family on 23 September 1846 in Marseille. His father, Abraham Abram, was a businessman, and his mother was Précieuse Bédarrides.
Benjamin Abram was born to a Jewish family on 23 September 1846 in Marseille. His father, Abraham Abram, was a businessman, and his mother was Précieuse Bédarrides.
Lycée Thiers.
He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1888 to 1896. He was the third Jewish Mayor of Aix-en-Provence, and abandoned politics after the debacle of the antisemitic Dreyfus affair. He was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille, and studied the Law at the University of Aix-en-Provence.
He started his career as a lawyer in 1866.
He served as bâtonnier from 1885 to 1887. A supporter of the Republic and a Freemason, he embarked upon a career in politics.
He served on the General Council representing Lambesc from 1880 to 1898. He served as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1888 to 1896, after being re-elected in 1892.
After the Dreyfus affair of 1894-1906, he abandoned politics and returned to practising the Law.
He died on 30 April 1938 in Aix-en-Provence. The Avenue Benjamin Abram in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.