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Thomas Newton Jr.
Member From: 1796 - 1799
- Birth Date: November 21, 1768 Birth Place:Norfolk, Virginia
- Death Date: August 5, 1847
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
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- Occupation/Profession: Attorney
- Bio: NEWTON, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Norfolk, Va., November 21, 1768; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the Virginia bar and commenced practice in Norfolk; member of the Virginia state house of delegates 1796-1799; elected as a Republican to the Seventh through the Seventeenth Congresses, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1829); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1804 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against John Pickering, judge of the United States District Court for New Hampshire; presented credentials as an Anti-Jacksonian Member-elect to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1829, until March 9, 1830, when he was succeeded by George Loyall, who successfully contested the election; reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833); was not a candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress; chairman, Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Tenth through Fifteenth Congresses), Committee on Commerce (Sixteenth through Nineteenth Congresses); died in Norfolk, Va., on August 5, 1847; interment in St. Paul's Churchyard.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
elected as a Republican to the Seventh through the Seventeenth Congresses,
reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress,
elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1829);
Anti-Jacksonian Member-elect to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1829, until March 9, 1830, when he was succeeded by George Loyall, who successfully contested the election;
reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833);
was not a candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress
one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1804 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against John Pickering, judge of the United States District Court for New Hampshire
Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Tenth through Fifteenth Congresses),
Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce (Sixteenth through Nineteenth Congresses)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1796 | Norfolk County | Democratic-Republican | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1797-1798 | Norfolk Borough | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1798-1799 | Norfolk Borough | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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