Benjamin Jason Horton

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

Benjamin Jason Horton
Horton, c. 1933
Attorney General of Puerto Rico
In office 1933–1935
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Charles E. Winter
Succeeded by	Benigno Fernández García
Acting Governor of Puerto Rico
In office January 1, 1934 – February 5, 1934
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Robert Hayes Gore
Succeeded by	Blanton C. Winship
Personal details
Born	(1873-09-18)September 18, 1873 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died	1963 (aged 89) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.

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]