Although he was quickly succeeded by Judah Benjamin, one man with this last name was the Âfirst Secretary of War forthe Confederacy.
Although he was quickly succeeded by Judah Benjamin, one man with this last name was the Âfirst Secretary of War forthe Confederacy. A black sergeant with this last name led a group of South Carolina Volunteers in 1863 who laid down theirarms in Jacksonville, Florida to protest unfair racial treatment, and was shot for mutiny. A mayor by this surname sashayedaround Europe with his Ziegfeld showgirl mistress Betty Compton after a commission led by Judge Samuel Seabury exposedthe bribes he'd taken. Another black man by this surname based in Boston wrote an 1829 pamphlet entitled Appeal to theColored Citizens of the World, encouraging Southern slaves to rise up and rule themselves. This was also the name of the Secretaryof Treasury under James K. Polk, who sponsored an 1846 tariff which reduced rates of the "Black" Tariff. In addition to the Mayor of New York, "Gentleman Jimmy," a man by this surname was President of the Republic of Sonora. For 10 points,give this last name shared by a Âfilibustering lawyer who owned a banana republic in Nicaragua.
Although he was quickly succeeded by Judah Benjamin, one man with this last name was the Âfirst Secretary of War forthe Confederacy.
Walker [in order: LeRoy Pope Walker, William Walker, Jimmy Walker/James John Walker, David Walker, Robert Walker, and the other William Walker]