| H. Wirt Newkirk | |
| Office: | Mayor of Ann Arbor |
| Term Start: | 1931 |
| Term End: | 1933 |
| Predecessor: | Edward W. Staebler |
| Successor: | Robert A. Campbell |
| State House2: | Michigan |
| District2: | Washtenaw County 1st |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1907 |
| Term End2: | 1910 |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1917 |
| Term End3: | 1918 |
| State House4: | Michigan |
| District4: | Osceola County |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 1893 |
| Term End4: | 1894 |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Dexter, Michigan |
| Death Place: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan Law School |
Henry Wirt Newkirk (August 1, 1854April 1, 1946) was a Michigan politician.
Newkirk was born on August 1, 1854, in Dexter, Michigan. Newkirk lived in Bay City, Michigan, in 1879.[1]
Newkirk graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1879.[1]
In 1884, Newkirk moved to Williamsburg, Kentucky, where he founded the Williamsburg Times newspaper. Newkirked moved back to Michigan in Lake County to publish Luther Enterprise in 1888. Newkirk was appointed to the position of interim Lake County prosecuting attorney in 1889. He was elected to this position in 1890, and served in it until 1892.[1] In 1892, Newkirk was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan. On November 8, 1892, Newkirk was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Osceola County district from January 4, 1893, to 1894. Newkirk served as Washtenaw County probate judge from 1897 to 1900. In 1899, Newkirk became the namesake for Newkirk Township, Michigan.[2] On November 6, 1906, Newkirk was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Washtenaw County 1st district from January 2, 1907, to 1910. He was once again elected to his position on November 7, 1916, and served from January 3, 1917, to 1918. Newkirk served as mayor of Ann Arbor from 1931 to 1933.[1] [3]
In 1880, Newkirk married Eleanor J. Birkett. Newkirk was a member of the Shriners, the Odd Fellows, and the Woodmen. Newkirk was a Freemason.[3]
Newkirk died on April 1, 1946, in St. Petersburg, Florida.[4]