William Calhoun Newland | |
Term Start: | January 12, 1909 |
Term End: | January 15, 1913 |
Governor: | W. W. Kitchin |
Predecessor: | Francis D. Winston |
Successor: | Elijah L. Daughtridge |
Term Start2: | 1903 |
Term End2: | 1904 |
Term Start3: | 1889 |
Term End3: | 1890 |
Term Start4: | 1881 |
Term End4: | 1882 |
Office5: | Mayor of Lenoir, North Carolina |
Term Start5: | 1887 |
Term End5: | 1888 |
Term Start6: | 1901 |
Term End6: | 1903 |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1860 |
Nickname: | Will |
William Calhoun Newland (October 8, 1860 – November 18, 1938[1]) 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,[2] and was elected to terms in the North Carolina Senate (1881–1882) and in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1889–1890, 1903–1904).[3] While in the General Assembly, Newland introduced and sponsored the bill that established Appalachian State University.[4] In 1904, Newland lost a close race for Congress to E. Spencer Blackburn.[5]
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.