Benjamin Jason Horton [SEP] position held
Benjamin Jason Horton
Benjamin Jason Horton (September 18, 1873 – 1963) was a Puerto Rico politician and one-time acting Governor of Puerto Rico. He was originally from Lawrence, Kansas. He 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 for a month from January
Horton (surname)
Horton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, deriving from the common English place-name "Horton". It derives from Old English "horu" 'dirt' and "tūn" 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
List of people surnamed Horton.
- Africanus Horton (1835–1883), scientist, soldier, writer and political thinker from Sierra Leone
- Alonzo Horton (1813–1909), American real estate developer
- Benjamin Jason Horton