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Thomas Newton Jr.

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Thomas Newton Jr.
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1830
Preceded byJohn Davenport
Succeeded byWilliam McCoy
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byGeorge Loyall
Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
Constituency1st district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 9, 1830
Preceded byJosiah Parker
Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
Constituency11th district (1801–1803)
20th district (1803–1813)
21st district (1813–1823)
1st district (1823–1830)
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1827
Preceded byHimself
(as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures)
Succeeded byChurchill Caldom Cambreleng
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1819
Preceded byJacob Crowninshield
Succeeded byHimself
(as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk Borough
In office
1796–1798
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRobert Taylor
In office
1794
Preceded byThomas Mathews
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born(1768-11-21)November 21, 1768
Norfolk, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedAugust 5, 1847(1847-08-05) (aged 78)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyNational Republican (1825–1847)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic-Republican (until 1825)
ChildrenJohn
Professionpolitician, lawyer

Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768 – August 5, 1847) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1817 until 1830. Union general John Newton was his son.

Biography

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Newton was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 21, 1768.

Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801, to March 9, 1830, losing his seat when George Loyall contested his election. Newton regained his seat at the next election and served a final term from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1833. In the bitterly contested 1824 presidential election, Newton was the only Virginia representative to support the Adams-Clay coalition. In 1804, Newton was one of the impeachment managers appointed by the House to prosecute the case for conviction on the articles of impeachment adopted against Judge John Pickering in his impeachment trial.[1]

Electoral history

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  • 1823; Newton was re-elected unopposed.
  • 1825; Newton was re-elected unopposed.
  • 1827; Newton was re-elected with 64.28% of the vote, defeating Independent George Loyall.
  • 1829; Newton was re-elected with 50.35% of the vote, but the election was invalidated and Loyall was seated.
  • 1831; Newton was re-elected with 51.01% of the vote, defeating Jacksonian Loyall.

References

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  1. ^ "Newton, Thomas, Jr". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th congressional district

1801–1803
Succeeded by
Preceded by
District established
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 20th congressional district

1803–1813
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 21st congressional district

1813–1823
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st congressional district

1823–1830
Succeeded by
Preceded by
George Loyall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st congressional district

1831–1833
Succeeded by
George Loyall
Political offices
Preceded by
Jacob Crowninshield
Massachusetts
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
1807–1819
Succeeded by
Himself
as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
Preceded by
Himself
as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
1819–1827
Succeeded by