Aquila Nebeker was an American politician, attorney, lawman, and rancher. A Democrat, he was the president of the Utah State Senate during its second term. It was under his direction that the state legislature failed to elect a representative of Utah to the United States Senate. Nebeker served as acting governor of Utah for a short time. Nebeker later served as U.S. Marshal over southeastern Utah and was involved in the a standoff between the U.S. government and Ute people.