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This photograph represents Benjamin Sanford Paulen, 1869-1961, while serving as Kansas Senator for District 13. He begins a career in politics when he is elected, in 1912, as a Republican to the Kansas Senate representing District thirteenth of Wilson County, Kansas. A position he serves in from 1913 to 1920. Paulen continues a career in politics when he is elected, in 1922, as lieutenant governor of Kansas serving with governor Jonathan M. Davis. He accepts the Republican nomination for governor in 1924 and is elected in the November general election as the twenty-third governor of Kansas. Paulen serves from January 12, 1925 - January 14, 1929. During his administration he signs into law the 1927 Kindergarten Bill and legalizes cigarettes sales.
Date: 1915
Item Number: 208256
Call Number: B Paulen, Ben S. *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208256
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1910s - 1915
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Paulen, Benjamin Sanford
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Government and Politics - State Government - Lieutenant Governor - Paulen, Benjamin Sanford
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Paulen, Ben Sanford, 1869-1961
Type of Material - Photographs
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