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William Calhoun Newland
11th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 12, 1909 – January 15, 1913
GovernorW. W. Kitchin
Preceded byFrancis D. Winston
Succeeded byElijah L. Daughtridge
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1903–1904
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1889–1890
Member of the
North Carolina Senate
In office
1881–1882
Mayor of
Lenoir, North Carolina
In office
1887–1888
In office
1901–1903
Personal details
Born(1860-10-08)October 8, 1860
DiedNovember 18, 1938(1938-11-18) (aged 78)
Political partyDemocratic
NicknameWill

William Calhoun Newland (October 8, 1860 – November 18, 1938) was an American attorney who served a term as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1909–1913).

A Democrat, Newland had previously served as mayor of his hometown, Lenoir, North Carolina twice from 1887 to 1888 and from 1901 to 1903, and was elected to terms in the North Carolina Senate (1881–1882) and in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1889–1890, 1903–1904). While in the General Assembly, Newland introduced and sponsored the bill that established Appalachian State University. In 1904, Newland lost a close race for Congress to E. Spencer Blackburn.

The town of Newland, North Carolina was named after him as part of a political deal to secure his aid in passage of the bill that established Avery County in 1911. Newland is the seat of Avery County.

References

  1. Remembering Avery County: Old Tales from North Carolina's Youngest County
  2. "Sesquicentennial-Celebration". City of Lenoir, North Carolina. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html
  4. "Appalachian State University Historical Timelines". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  5. "Our Campaigns - NC District 08 Race - Nov 08, 1904".
Party political offices
Preceded byFrancis D. Winston Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1908
Succeeded byElijah L. Daughtridge
Political offices
Preceded byFrancis D. Winston Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1909–1913
Succeeded byElijah L. Daughtridge
Governors and lieutenant governors of North Carolina
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