Samuel Nicholl Benjamin

Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (January 3, 1839 – May 15, 1886) was a Union Army artillery officer during the American Civil War who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. The citation stated: "Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer."

Personal life Benjamin was married to Julia Kean Fish (1841–1908). Julia was the daughter of Governor of New York, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish (1808–1893) and Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean (1816–1887). She was also the sister of Nicholas Fish II, Hamilton Fish II, and Stuyvesant Fish. Together, they were the parents of:

Elizabeth d'Hauteville Benjamin (1871–1884), who died young. William Massena Benjamin (1874–1928), who married Charlotte Hoffman Prime (1881–1969), the great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Prime, in 1903. Hamilton Fish Benjamin (1877–1938), a twin who married Emily Low Bacon (1884–1960) in 1909. They divorced in 1923 and he married Ruth Wolfe (1890–1984), in 1932. Julian Arnold Benjamin (1877–1953), a twin.

He died on May 15, 1886, while on duty serving in the Department of the East.

Descendants Through his son William, Elizabeth Fish Benjamin (1906–1976), who married William McLane in 1928; Julia Kean Benjamin (1908–1983); William Hoffman Benjamin (1910–1997); Emily Stuyvesant Benjamin (1913–2000); Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (1915–2006); Mary Benjamin; Sarah Morris Benjamin; and Hamilton Fish Benjamin II (1921–1984).