Newton Willard Utley

Newton Willard Utley
Newton Willard Utley
Acting Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
January 7, 1902  December 8, 1903
GovernorJ. C. W. Beckham
Preceded byLillard H. Carter (acting)
Succeeded byWilliam P. Thorne
President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate
In office
January 7, 1902  January 1, 1904
Preceded byLillard H. Carter
Succeeded byJ. Embry Allen
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1900  January 1, 1904
Preceded byFenton Sims
Succeeded byJ. W. Gilbert
Personal details
Born(1860-05-12)May 12, 1860
Marshall County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 1929(1929-05-24) (aged 69)
Eddyville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeEddyville Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary S. Childers
(m. 1890)
Children3
Parent(s)William Washington Utley
Sarah Ann Childers
EducationVanderbilt University

Newton Willard Utley Sr. (May 12, 1860 – May 24, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Democrat, he served as acting lieutenant governor of Kentucky under J. C. W. Beckham from 1902 to 1903, a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1900 to 1904, and president pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate from 1902 to 1904. Before becoming involved in politics, he was a missionary in Japan and helped establish Kwansei Gakuin University.