| Benjamin Abram | |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
| Death Date: | 30 April 1938 |
| Death Place: | Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Lawyer Politician |
| Spouse: | Esther Baze |
| Children: | Samuel Élie Paul Abram Maurice David Joseph Abram |
| Parents: | Abraham Abram Précieuse Bédarrides |
Benjamin Abram (1846 - 1938) was a French lawyer and politician. 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.
Benjamin Abram was born to a Jewish family on 23 September 1846 in Marseille.[1] [2] His father, Abraham Abram, was a businessman, and his mother was Précieuse Bédarrides.[2] As a result, Jassuda Bédarrides (1804-1882), who served as the first Jewish Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1848 to 1849, was his maternal uncle.[3] Another uncle, Salomon Bédarrides, went on to serve as the mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1877 to 1884.
He was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille and studied the Law at the University of Aix-en-Provence.[2]
He started his career as a lawyer in 1866.[1] [2] He served as bâtonnier from 1885 to 1887.[4]
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.[2] He received the Knighthood of the Legion of Honour in 1887.[4]
He served as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1888 to 1896, after being re-elected in 1892.[1] [2] [4] [5] After the Dreyfus affair of 1894–1906, he abandoned politics and returned to practising the Law.[1] [2]
On 6 September 1882, he married Esther Baze in Avignon.[2] They had two children:
He died on 30 April 1938 in Aix-en-Provence.[1]
The Avenue Benjamin Abram in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.[1] [2]