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Benjamin Jason Horton

Benjamin Jason Horton

American politician

Benjamin Jason Horton (September 18, 1873 – 1963) was an American politician and one-time acting governor of Puerto Rico.

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Career

Horton was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico from 1912 through 1932 and then as a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1932 to 1940.

He was the attorney general of Puerto Rico from 1933 to 1935. During that time, he also served as governor of Puerto Rico from January 1934 to February 5, 1934.[1]

Personal life

Horton was born in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1873. He died at a nursing home in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1963.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Commission, United States Civil Service (1934). Official Register of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. [2]
    "BENJAMIN J. HORTON, PUERTO RICO LEADER". The New York Times. 1963-06-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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