Background
Benjamin, Theodore Simon was born on February 3, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Roy A. and Phyllis M. (Meyer) Benjamin.
Benjamin, Theodore Simon was born on February 3, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Roy A. and Phyllis M. (Meyer) Benjamin.
Student, North Carolina State College Agriculture and Engineering, Raleigh, 1943; Bachelor of Arts, University Florida, 1948.
Manager, Leitman Associates, Switzerland and Germany, 1948-1949; manager, Tire Mart, Los Angeles, 1949-1953; executive vice president, Benjamin Company, Inc., New York City, 1954-1955, 57-82; president, Benjamin Company, Inc., New York City, 1982-1996. Sales director Dell California Corporation, Los Angeles, 1956. Speaker in field.
Democratic District leader, White Plains, New York, 1958-1964. Member Democratic City Committee, 1960-1968, Westchester County Democratic Committee, 1964-1968. Member American Jewish Committee.
Chairman Concerned Citizens for Open Space, Inc. Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Book Producers Association, Association American Publications, Publishers' Luncheon Club, University Florida Alumni Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Lambda Phi.
Married Barbara Joyce Bloch, September 20, 1964. Adopted children: Elizabeth J. Sanders, Ellen J. Children by previous marriage– Phyllis A., Jill.