Newton Booth

Newton Booth
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1870–1880
United States Senator
from California
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byJohn S. Hager
Succeeded byJohn F. Miller
11th Governor of California
In office
December 8, 1871 – February 27, 1875
LieutenantRomualdo Pacheco
Preceded byHenry Huntly Haight
Succeeded byRomualdo Pacheco
Member of the California Senate
from the 16th district
In office
December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865
Preceded byWilliam Watt
Succeeded byE. H. Heacock
Personal details
Born(1825-12-30)December 30, 1825
Salem, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 1892(1892-07-14) (aged 66)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1860)
Anti-Monopoly (1874)
Greenback (1876)
Spouse
Octavine Glover
(m. 1892)
EducationDePauw University (B.A.)
Signature

Newton Booth (December 30, 1825 – July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 11th governor of California from 1871 to 1875 and as U.S. Senator from California from 1875 to 1881. He was the only member of the Anti-Monopoly Party elected to the U.S. Senate.