John Orville Newton (April 5, 1864 – December 29, 1958) was a school principal and state representative in Maine.
[4] He attended Kents Hill School when it was known as Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Women's College, graduating in 1888.
[6] Upon his graduation from Wesleyan, he returned to Kent's Hill School, working in the science department.
[7] Upon his retirement from Kent's Hill School in 1940, Newton served as chairman of the Old Age Assistance Program and as a consultant for the Commissioner of Health and Welfare.
[4] Two years following her death, Newton married Adah Louise Munroe of Auburn.