Athniel C. Ottley | |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1941 |
Birth Place: | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Death Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
Office: | Member of the Virgin Islands Legislature |
Term Start: | 1971 |
Term End: | 1973 |
Term Start1: | 1979 |
Term End1: | 1981 |
Office2: | 2nd Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands |
Governor2: | Melvin H. Evans |
Term Start2: | April 5, 1973 |
Term End2: | January 6, 1975 |
Preceded2: | David Earle Maas |
Succeeded2: | Juan Francisco Luis |
Party: | Democratic Republican |
Athniel C. Ottley (November 19, 1941 – February 10, 2022) was an American Virgin Islander politician. He served as lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1973 to 1975.
Ottley was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
In 1970, Ottley was elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature, serving until 1973. In the same year, he was appointed to the United States Virgin Islands lieutenant governorship, succeeding David Earle Maas. He served until 1975,[1] when he was succeeded by Juan Francisco Luis. In 1978, he was re-elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature, serving until 1981.
Ottley died on February 10, 2022, in Fort Wayne, Indiana,[2] at the age of 80.