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Show Jews In Senate Chamber. Simon Guggenheim will bo tho sixth Jew to Bit ns a member In the United. States senate. Tho first Jow chosen to that honor was David Yules, who represented rep-resented Florida from March, 1840, to March', 1853. Ho was born In the West Indies and his name wns David Lovy, by which ho wns known when ho was elected as a. member of the houso of representatives In 1841. Tho second Jew In tho senate was Judah P. Benjamin, Ben-jamin, who served from 1852 to 1857. He also was born In tho West Indies. Ho represented Louisiana. Benjamin F. Jonas was born in Kentucky nnd represented Loulslnun in tho senate. Joseph Simon wns a sonntor from Oregon from 1898 to 1903. Isldor Itnv-ner Itnv-ner wns chosen ns a senator from Maryland In 1904. |