| Jay Rogers Benton | |
| Office: | 26th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Governor: | Channing H. Cox Alvan T. Fuller |
| Predecessor: | J. Weston Allen |
| Successor: | Arthur K. Reading |
| Term Start: | 1923 |
| Term End: | 1927 |
| Office2: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 28th Middlesex District |
| Term Start2: | 1917 |
| Term End2: | 1918 |
| Birth Date: | October 18, 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Somerville, Massachusetts[1] |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Belmont, Massachusetts |
| Alma Mater: | Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard University Boston University Law School[3] |
| Party: | Republican Party |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Publisher, Businessman |
| Spouse: | Frances Hill (1894-1982) |
| Residence: | Belmont, Massachusetts |
Jay Rogers Benton[3] (October 18, 1885 – November 4, 1953) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1923 to 1927. He was born in Somerville in 1885.[1]
The son of Republican politician Everett Chamberlin Benton, Benton worked as a banker, newspaper publisher, and lawyer before pursuing a career in politics.[2] Benton was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1917, but resigned the following year to become Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts.[1] When Attorney General J. Weston Allen decided not to run for reelection in 1922, Benton was elected to succeed him.
After leaving office, Benton joined the firm of Sherburne, Powers & Needham.[4] From 1937 until his death in 1953, Benton was president of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company.[2] He died in Belmont, Massachusetts in 1953.[2]