Benjamin F. Gue (December 25, 1828 – June 1, 1904) was an American newspaper editor, writer and politician in Iowa.

He wrote the four-volume History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century.

Gue had to help his mother raise his siblings after their father died when he was 10 years old.

[1][3] In the Senate, Gue participated in an act that prohibited foreign bank bills from being circulated in Iowa.

[1] Despite much opposition, Gue advocated for and allowed women to attend Iowa State University.

Gue moved from Fort Dodge to Des Moines to be the editor of the Iowa Homestead.