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Benjamin S. Paulen
Benjamin Sanford Paulen (July 14, 1869 – July 11, 1961) was an American banker and the 23rd Governor of Kansas from 1925 to 1929. He served as mayor of Fredonia, Kansas and in the Kansas Senate. Biography Paulen was born in DeWitt County, Illinois, four miles south of Fredonia, 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. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1887 and took one term at Kansas University. He took a course at Bryant and Stratton Business College in Saint Louis, Missouri, and then worked in his father's merchandise store in 1889. He married Barbara Ellis in Holton, Kansas, on February 14, 1900, and they had no children. Career Paulen served as city councilman, city treasurer, and then mayor of Fredonia. He was elected in 1912 and re-elected in 1916 to the Kansas State Senate. In 1922 Paulen was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Paulen received support f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
De Lanson Alson Newton Chase (26 April 1875 – 19 October 1953) was an American politician. Between 1925 and 1929 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Life De Lanson Chase was born in Jay, Vermont. In 1893 he graduated from the ''Central Business College'' at Leavenworth, Kansas. Afterwards he studied law at the ''Omaha School of Law'' and after his admission to the bar in 1901 he began to work as an attorney. Later he got involved in many other business activities and he founded several companies such as the ''D. A. N. Chase Motor Company'', the ''Pleasanton Monument Company'' and the ''D. A. N. Chase Dry Goods Company''. In addition he owned the ''Burke Printing Company''. Chase was also engaged in the real estate business and in banking. Eventually he reached the position of the President of the ''First National Bank of Pleasanton''. Chase joined the Republican Party. For nine years he was treasurer of the Pleasanton school district and between 1916 and 1920 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Kansas Gubernatorial Election
The 1924 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Republican nominee Benjamin S. Paulen defeated Democratic incumbent Jonathan M. Davis with 49.02% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates *Benjamin S. Paulen, Republican *Jonathan M. Davis, Democratic Other candidates *William Allen White, Independent *M. L. Phillips, Socialist Results References {{1924 United States elections 1924 Kansas Gubernatorial A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ... November 1924 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City Council Members
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks. The tribe's name (natively ') is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. The first Euro-American settlement in Kansas occurred in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth. The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
