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As a youth, Benjamin attended Fayetteville Academy in North Carolina.
At the age of fourteen, he entered Yale College.
He left without completing the degree and read the law.
According to one account, Benjamin was expelled from Yale, although the reason was not officially disclosed.
In 1828, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he started clerking with a law firm as an alternative route to certification as an attorney.
He studied law and learned French to qualify to practice in Louisiana.
He was admitted to the bar in 1833 at the age of 21, and entered private practice as a commercial lawyer.
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