Tags: Governor.
Newton Booth (December 30 1825 – July 14 1892) was an American politician.Born in Salem Indiana he attended the common schools. In 1841 his parents Beebe and Hannah Booth moved from Salem to Terre Haute Indiana. Newton graduated from Asbury University later renamed DePauw University in nearby Greencastle Indiana. He studied law in Terre Haute and was admitted to the bar in 1850.