Jesse Calaway Wootten (6 October 1836 – 22 January 1874) was a lawyer, editor, and newspaper founder in the United States.
[3][4] In 1860, Wootten was one of a group "appointed by the Democratic Executive Committee of the State of Georgia, Sub-Electors for [. . .]
Wootten wrote, "I will continue to edit it, however, and have otherwise unlimited control of its columns for a specified time longer.
Wootten's obituary in The Newnan Herald, published on 6 February 1874, included the following: "As an editor his pen was active in advocating such measures as he believed to be of local or general advantage.
Scrupulously avoiding all personalities and unjust criticisms, he endeavored to make his paper a model of high toned and dignified journalism.