Benjamin S. Paulen
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| Benjamin S. Paulen | |
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23rd Governor of Kansas
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| In office January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929 |
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| Lieutenant | De Lanson Alson Newton Chase |
| Preceded by | Jonathan M. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Clyde M. Reed |
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| Born | July 14, 1869 DeWitt County, Illinois |
| Died | July 11, 1961 (aged 91) Fredonia, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Barbara Ellis |
| Profession | hardware clerk, banker, politician |
| Religion | Christian Science |
Benjamin "Ben" Sanford Paulen (July 14, 1869 - July 11, 1961) was twenty-third Governor of Kansas.
Paulen was born in DeWitt County, Illinois to Jacob Walter and Lucy Bell (Johnson) Paulen. The family moved to Wilson County, Kansas in late 1869 when he was less than six months old.
Paulen died in 1961 in Fredonia, Kansas and is buried in Fredonia Cemetery.
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- Was a member of the state's constitutional revision committee in 1957.
- The Ben S. Paulen Elementary School in Fredonia was named in his honor in 1961.
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