Background
Benjamin, Reuben Moore was born on June 29, 1833 in Chatham Centre, Columbia Company, New York, United States. Son of Darius and Martha (Rogers) Benjamin.
Benjamin, Reuben Moore was born on June 29, 1833 in Chatham Centre, Columbia Company, New York, United States. Son of Darius and Martha (Rogers) Benjamin.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1853, Master of Arts, 1856. Law student Harvard, 1854-1855. (Doctor of Laws, Illinois Wesleyan, 1880).
Principal Hopkins Academy, Hadley, Massachusetts, 1853-1854. Tutor Amherst College, 1855-1856. Admitted to Barometer 1856, and since in practice at Bloomington, Illinois.
Member Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1869-1870.
Married Laura Woodin, September 15, 1856.