Newton Whiting Gilbert
25th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 11, 1901  January 14, 1905
GovernorWinfield T. Durbin
Preceded byWilliam S. Haggard
Succeeded byHugh Thomas Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1905  November 6, 1906
Preceded byJames M. Robinson
Succeeded byClarence C. Gilhams
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office
1896-1900
Personal details
BornMay 24, 1862
Worthington, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 1939 (aged 77)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Resting placeCircle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Indiana
Political partyRepublican

Newton Whiting Gilbert (May 24, 1862 – July 5, 1939) was an American politician from Indiana.

Career

He was the 25th lieutenant governor of Indiana, a member of the Indiana State Senate, a representative in the United States House of Representatives, and an acting governor-general of the Philippines from September 1, 1913, to October 6, 1913.[1] He served on the Philippine Commission, the appointed upper house of the Philippine Legislature of the American colonial Insular Government of the Philippines.

References

  1. Newton W. Gilbert at Political Graveyard
  • United States Congress. "Newton W. Gilbert (id: G000176)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Newton W. Gilbert at Find a Grave


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