Thomas Newton Jr.
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Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1830 | |
Preceded by | John Davenport |
Succeeded by | William McCoy |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
Preceded by | George Loyall |
Succeeded by | George Loyall |
Constituency | 1st district |
In office March 4, 1801 – March 9, 1830 | |
Preceded by | Josiah Parker |
Succeeded by | George Loyall |
Constituency | 11th 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 by | Himself (as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures) |
Succeeded by | Churchill Caldom Cambreleng |
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures | |
In office March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1819 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Crowninshield |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce) |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk Borough | |
In office 1796–1798 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Robert Taylor |
In office 1794 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Mathews |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Personal details | |
Born | (1768-11-21)November 21, 1768 Norfolk, Virginia Colony, British America |
Died | August 5, 1847(1847-08-05) (aged 78) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | National Republican (1825–1847) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican (until 1825) |
Children | John |
Profession | politician, lawyer |
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Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768 – August 5, 1847) was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
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]
Newton's son John was a Union general during the Civil War and chief engineer of the US Army in the 1880s.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district 1801–1803 |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th congressional district 1803–1813 |
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st congressional district 1813–1823 |
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1823–1830 |
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Preceded by George Loyall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1831–1833 |
Succeeded by George Loyall |
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Preceded by
Jacob Crowninshield |
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures 1807–1819 |
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Himself |
Preceded by
Himself |
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce 1819–1827 |
Succeeded by
Churchill Caldom Cambreleng |
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Commerce and Manufactures (1795–1819) |
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Commerce (1819–1893) |
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Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1893–1981) |
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Energy and Commerce (1981–present) |
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district
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