Constituency : Salford 1880-85, Salford West 1885-6
Benjamin was part of a double Liberal triumph in recapturing Salford.
Benjamin was the son of a Salford textile manufacturer and educated locally. He was involved in the local agitation for elementary education in the 1860s. In 1878 he was elected president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
In 1882 Benjamin spoke in favour of including a clause preventing the employment of street children inserted in the Manchester Corporation Bill.
Benjamin was defeated in 1886.
In 1889 Benjamin was chairman of a memorial committee in Manchester following Bright's death.
He died in 1899 aged 76.
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