Athniel C. Ottley

Athniel C. Ottley
Athniel C. Ottley
	Ottley (left) with Donna Christensen, 2012
Member of the Virgin Islands Legislature
	In office; 1971–1973
	In office; 1979–1981
2nd Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
	In office; April 5, 1973 – January 6, 1975
Governor	Melvin H. Evans
Preceded by	David Earle Maas
Succeeded by	Juan Francisco Luis
Personal details
Born	November 19, 1941; Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died	February 10, 2022 (aged 80); Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic; Republican

Athniel C. Ottley (November 19, 1941 – February 10, 2022) was an American Virgin Islander politician. He served as lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1973 to 1975.

Life and career[edit]

In 1970, Ottley was elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature, serving until 1973.^[3] In the same year, he was appointed to the United States Virgin Islands lieutenant governorship, succeeding David Earle Maas.^[4] He served until 1975,^[5] when he was succeeded by Juan Francisco Luis. In 1978, he was re-elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature, serving until 1981.^[3]

Ottley died on February 10, 2022, in Fort Wayne, Indiana,^[5]^[6] at the age of 80.

^ Trials and Trumphs: The Long Road to a Middle Class Society in the U.S. Virgin Islands, E.B. Ottley, 1982
^ The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors... Biographical Sketches and Portraits, The Conference, 1973
^ ^a ^b "Virgin Islands Legislature Elections", Legislature of the Virgin Islands
^ Official Records of the ...Session of the General Assembly, UN, 1974
^ ^a ^b "Athniel C. "Addie" Ottley (1941-2022)". BlackPast.org. April 4, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ "Athniel C. "Addie" Ottley". Tribute Archive. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

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