Editing Newton Booth (section)

{{Short description|American politician (1825–1892)}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Newton Booth
|image        = Newton Booth - Brady-Handy.jpg
|caption      = Portrait by [[Mathew Brady]] {{circa}} 1870–1880
|jr/sr        = United States
|state        = [[California]]
|term_start   = March 4, 1875
|term_end     = March 3, 1881
|predecessor  = [[John S. Hager]]
|successor    = [[John Franklin Miller (senator)|John F. Miller]]
|order1       = 11th
|office1 = Governor of California
|lieutenant1  = [[Romualdo Pacheco]]
|term_start1  = December 8, 1871
|term_end1    = February 27, 1875
|predecessor1 = [[Henry Huntly Haight]]
|successor1   = [[Romualdo Pacheco]]
|state_senate2= California
|district2    = [[California's 16th senatorial district|16th]]
|term_start2  = December 7, 1863
|term_end2    = December 4, 1865
|predecessor2 = [[William Watt (miner)|William Watt]]
|successor2   = [[California's 37th senatorial district|E. H. Heacock]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1825|12|30}}
|birth_place  = [[Salem, Indiana]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|1892|7|14|1825|12|30}}
|death_place  = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|otherparty   = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] {{small|(before 1860)}}<br />[[Anti-Monopoly Party|Anti-Monopoly]] {{small|(1874)}}<br />[[Greenback Party|Greenback]] {{small|(1876)}}
|spouse       = {{marriage|Octavine Glover|9 February 1892}}
|education    = [[DePauw University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])
|signature    = Signature of Newton Booth.png
}}
'''Newton Booth''' (December 30, 1825{{spaced ndash}}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]].