in Terre Haute. Recognition Sacramento's Newton Booth neighborhood was named for him. Native Sons of the Golden West historical plaque in front of the Booth Company wholesale grocery Building 1017 Front Street in Old Sacramento. Dolly Vardens (political party) The Dolly Vardens was a new, independent, republican, Anti-Monopoly political party. The party was named for a calico pattern composed of many different colors and figures, alluding to a political party made up of "sore heads from any party or by any name". Further reading Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 1, Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols. Melendy and Gilbert. The Governors of California: From Peter H. Burnett to Edmund G. Brown, Talisman Press, 1965 Governors of California 1849-2002 California State Assembly Schaechtele. The Governors of California and their Portraits, California State Capitol Museum Volunteer Association, 1995 Tinkham. California Men and Events: Time 1769 – 1890, Record Publishing, 1915 FLASHES FROM THE WIRES. Los Angeles Times; Feb 10, 1892 References External links Newton Booth < California Governors < Social Studies Fact Cards < Califa library consortium Newton Booth Biography at californiagovernors.ca.gov Newton Booth Biography at the California State Library |- |- |- 1825 births 1892 deaths Anti-Monopoly Party United States senators Booth Tarkington Republican Party California state senators DePauw University alumni Republican Party governors of California United States senators from California 19th-century American politicians